Abstract
Desflurane (DES)’s characteristics make this halogen an interesting product for the maintenance of general anaesthesia [1, 2], but it is an irritant for the upper airways during induction. To avoid this undesirable action a remifentanil (REM) infusion used in parallel with inhaled DES allows a smooth induction without airway irritation.
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Muchada, R. (2004). Remifentanil+desflurane for inhalational induction without airway irritation and rapid post-anaesthetic recovery. Preliminary results in 100 patients. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2189-1_6
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