Key result
Poorly understood anesthetic drug mechanisms limit optimal medication use despite decreasing overall anesthesia risks.
Why the study?
The mechanisms of action of anesthetic drugs remain poorly understood, limiting the optimum use of these drugs during anesthesia.
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Population
More than 40 million patients receiving anesthesia each year in North America
Design
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Poorly understood anesthetic mechanisms limit optimal use; leaves open need for mechanistic studies before changing practice.
More than 40 million patients receive anesthesia each year in North America. The risks associated with anesthesia have progressively decreased, but the mechanisms of action of anesthetic drugs remain poorly understood. This lack of knowledge has limited the optimum use of drugs that are currently
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Orser et al. (2007) studied this question. Anesthetic drug mechanisms remain poorly understood, limiting the optimal use of current medications despite progressively decreasing overall risks associated with anesthesia.
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