Enflurane is a medicine known commercially as Etrane.
This medicine is an anesthetic used inhalation that acts on the nerves, being very used in surgeries.
The use of Enflurane may cause confusion of up to 3 days after use.
Indications of Enflurane
General anesthesia (induction and maintenance); Cesarean deliveries.
Side Effects of Enflurane
Increased blood loss during labor; chills; yellowing of the skin and eyes; liver dysfunction; breathing problems; drop in blood pressure; hiccup; vomiting.
Contraindications of Enflurane
Pregnancy risk B; women in the lactation phase; patients who have had jaundice or unexplained fever after anesthesia with this product or with other anesthetics.
How to use Enflurane
- Use of Enflurane is restricted to hospitals. Concentrations of 0.5 to 3% Enflurane can be used to maintain surgical levels of anesthesia.
