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Does methoxyflurane anesthesia increase serum inorganic fluoride and oxalic acid excretion compared to halothane?
Does methoxyflurane anesthesia increase serum inorganic fluoride and oxalic acid excretion compared to halothane?
Methoxyflurane metabolism produces inorganic fluoride and oxalic acid, which are implicated in methoxyflurane-induced renal dysfunction.
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Links higher fluoride/oxalate to clinical renal dysfunction after methoxyflurane; supports metabolic toxicity hypothesis but leaves causality open in this cohort.
Mazze et al. (2006) studied this question.
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