Inhaled anesthetic agents include nitrous oxide (the oldest of all anesthetics) and various halogenated agents: desflurane (halogenated solely with fluorine halogenation increases potency and is ...

Purpose: The characteristics of ideal intravenous (i.v.) and inhaled anesthetic agents; the rationale for inducing anesthesia with i.v. anesthetics (particularly propofol); therationale for ...

Some facts for laymen: Kinds. There are only five anesthesia agents which completely relax a patient: ether, chloroform, ethyl chloride, vinyl oxide, cyclopropane. Ether, first utilized (1846), is ...