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Chapter 11 - Intravenous Anesthetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2025

By
Chris Sikorski
Edited by
Dharti Patel ,
Sang J. Kim ,
Himani V. Bhatt  and
Alopi M. Patel
Dharti Patel
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Sang J. Kim
Affiliation:
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Himani V. Bhatt
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai West and Morningside Hospitals, New York
Alopi M. Patel
Affiliation:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
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Summary

Overview of intravenous anesthetics (barbiturates, benzodiazepines, dexmedetomidine, etomidate, ketamine, propofol) including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, cardiovascular effects, cerebrovascular effects, respiratory effects, other physiologic and adverse effects, and indications and contraindications.

Keywords

Intravenous AnestheticsPropofolMethohexitalMidazolamRemimazolamEtomidateKetamineDexmedetomidine
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BASIC Essentials
A Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesiology BASIC Exam
 , pp. 61 - 67
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Bokoch, MP, Su, PP. Intravenous anesthetics. In Pardro, MC, editor. Miller’s Basics of Anesthesia, 8th ed. Elsevier, 2022; pp 107–124.Google Scholar
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Butterworth, JF, Mackey, DC, Wasnick, JD. Intravenous anesthetics. In Butterworth, JF, Mackey, DC, Wasnick, JD, editors. Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology, 7th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2022; pp 165–180.Google Scholar
Puskas, F, Howie, MB, Graviee, GP. Induction of anesthesia. In Hensley, FA, Martin, DE, Gravlee, GP, editors. A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia, 5th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013; pp 180–191.Google Scholar
Rosero, E. Monitored anesthesia care in adults. In Crowley, M, editor. UpToDate. UpToDate Inc., 2023. Available at: https://medilib.ir/uptodate/show/94529Google Scholar
Schüttler, J, Eisenried, A, Lerch, M, et al. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of remimazolam (CNS 7056) after continuous infusion in healthy male volunteers: part I. Pharmacokinetics and clinical pharmacodynamics. Anesthesiology 2020;132:636–651.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Tietze, KJ, Fuchs, B. Sedative-analgesic medications in critically ill adults: properties, dosage regimens, and adverse effects. In Finlay, G, editor. UpToDate. UpToDate Inc., 2023. Available at: https://medilib.ir/uptodate/show/1616Google Scholar
Vuyk, J, Sitsen, E, Reekers, M. Intravenous anesthetics. In Gropper, MA, Cohen, NH, Eriksson, LI, et al., editors. Miller’s Anesthesia, 9th ed. Elsevier, 2020; pp 638–679.Google Scholar
White, PF, Eng, MR. Intravenous anesthetics. In Barash, PG, Cullen, BF, Stoelting, RK, et al., editors. Clinical Anesthesia, 7th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013; pp 478–500.Google Scholar

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