Minimum Alveolar Concentration of Halothane: An Ethnic Comparison

The minimum alveolar concentration (estimate of spread) of halothane which was determined in 42 Chinese, Nepalese or European patients was found to be 0.70% (0.66-0.74%) in Chinese and 0.70% (0.65-0.76%) in Nepalese and 0.68% (0.65-0.72%) in Europeans, using the Spearman Kärber method of analysis. T...

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Published in:BMJ military health 1993-10, Vol.139 (3), p.117-119
Main Authors: Houghton, I T, Aun, C S T, Leung, D H Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
China - ethnology
Europe - ethnology
Female
General anesthesia. Technics. Complications. Neuromuscular blocking. Premedication. Surgical preparation. Sedation
Halothane - analysis
Hong Kong
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nepal - ethnology
Pulmonary Alveoli - physiology
Pulmonary Gas Exchange - physiology
Pulmonary Ventilation - physiology
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Summary:The minimum alveolar concentration (estimate of spread) of halothane which was determined in 42 Chinese, Nepalese or European patients was found to be 0.70% (0.66-0.74%) in Chinese and 0.70% (0.65-0.76%) in Nepalese and 0.68% (0.65-0.72%) in Europeans, using the Spearman Kärber method of analysis. This preliminary trial suggests that there is no ethnic difference in the minimum alveolar concentration of halothane between Asians and Europeans.
ISSN:0035-8665
2633-3767
2052-0468
2633-3775
DOI:10.1136/jramc-139-03-10