Isoflurane, sevoflurane, and desflurane are volatile anesthetic agents used to induce and maintain general anesthesia. In cardiac surgery, inhaled anesthetics have an additional use case in providing strong cardioprotective properties during myocardial ischemia. The use of volatile agents at a minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of 0.5 to 2.0 during cardiac surgery results in fewer individuals…
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