Why the study?
Does nitrous oxide alter baroreflex control of heart rate and peripheral sympathetic nerve activity in healthy volunteers?
Population
11 healthy volunteers
Comparison
Nitrous oxide during brief pharmacologic… vs Control breathing 40% N2/60% O2
Design
Other
Authors
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May alter autonomic reflexes in volunteers; leaves open net effects during clinical anesthesia.
Does nitrous oxide alter baroreflex control of heart rate and peripheral sympathetic nerve activity in healthy volunteers?
Nitrous oxide activates sympathetic nerves directed to skeletal muscle blood vessels and decreases baroreflex-mediated tachycardia without diminishing baroreflex-mediated augmentations in sympathetic outflow.
Thomas J. Ebert (1990) studied this question.
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