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