| Although there may be many other variations today, | | | | often anxieties cause the body to react in ways that |
| there are a few main types of fluorinated | | | | are not ideal for surgery. For example, the patients |
| anesthetics. They are sevoflurane, desflurane, and | | | | may have a slightly higher blood pressure than normal |
| isoflurane. Although we will not go into detail on the | | | | or start to shake uncontrollably. |
| various types of fluorinated anesthetics, each | | | | Another benefit would be the quick recovery time |
| possess characteristics that may not be found in the | | | | patients experience versus other anesthetics. |
| others. However there is little research that would | | | | Although there are conflicting studies on how quickly |
| indicate a particular preference. | | | | patients who were given fluorinated anesthetics |
| It’s a little known fact, but fluorinated | | | | were able to recover before those who were given |
| anesthetics have been around for over 40 years and | | | | other types of anesthetics. Typically, the research |
| some argue that they revolutionized standard | | | | has shown that patients recover somewhere |
| operating practices. Fluorinated anesthetics were | | | | between 3-10 minutes sooner. And, many patients |
| initially used over traditional anesthetics because they | | | | began to recover as soon as they are allowed to |
| are inflammable. Before fluorinated anesthetics fires | | | | inhale and exhale naturally. So, in essence once the |
| were pretty common in an operating room. | | | | patient begins to exhale, they can start to regain |
| Fortunately fires within the operating are no longer a | | | | consciousness. Unlike many other types of |
| major issue, yet studies have shown that there are | | | | anesthesia, fluorinated anesthetics have also been |
| many new benefits of this particular type of | | | | know to allow patients to be alert, instead fling |
| anesthetic. | | | | lingering grogginess and disorientation. |
| Fluorinated anesthetics have been known to come | | | | For the hospital, fluorinated anesthetics are much |
| upon patients rapidly and with ease. Typically these | | | | more economical choice over other anesthetics. |
| anesthetics render patients unconscious through | | | | There are no special storing requirements and these |
| inhalation. This technique is considered more practical | | | | types of anesthetics have a longer shelf life than |
| and simplistic versus anesthetics that must be | | | | many of their counterparts. Also, there is no need to |
| injected. Although fluorinated anesthetics can be | | | | for the hospital to purchase any additional equipment, |
| administered through an IV, usually, these anesthetics | | | | as fluorinated anesthetics are easy to transport; and, |
| must be breathed and re-breathed and since | | | | their effect on patients can be monitored with |
| fluorinated anesthetics are odorless getting patients | | | | existing equipment. Although it has not been |
| to inhale is easy. And, due to breathing and | | | | researched, there is a good chance that fluorinated |
| re-breathing, administering the anesthesia is fairly | | | | anesthetics have also played apart in the |
| simple. Hospital staff and patients don’t have to | | | | development of surgical procedures being performed |
| deal with the issues generated other anesthetics such | | | | in a more time effective manner. Since the onset for |
| the tubes getting in the way or restricting | | | | these anesthetics are rapid and the recover is |
| movement. | | | | quicker, surgeries such as outpatient procedures are |
| Studies have also shown that patients that are given | | | | probably completed in a much more swiftly. Thus, |
| fluorinated anesthetics experience fewer if any side | | | | allowing more procedures to be scheduled. |
| effects as a result of use. Before the use of | | | | It should be noted that patients will react to any |
| fluorinated anesthetics, patients would commonly | | | | type of anesthesia differently, and you may wish to |
| suffer side effects such as nausea or vomiting as a | | | | consult with an anesthesiologist if you will be having a |
| result of the anesthesia. Fluorinated anesthetics have | | | | surgical procedure performed. There is no doubt that |
| been proven to be safe in children, pregnant women, | | | | fluorinated anesthetics have changed the landscape |
| and the elderly. | | | | of surgical procedures. And. The benefits for these |
| Fluorinated anesthetics are also said to relax the | | | | anesthetics can be seen by both quantitative and |
| muscles. This benefit is probably the one that most | | | | qualitative measures, from the money saved to the |
| are familiar with as this feature allows patients t be | | | | quality of patient care during surgery. Yet despite the |
| calm and relaxed even before the actual surgery. For | | | | fact and figures, being able to efficiently and |
| most people, surgery is a nerve wrecking ordeal and | | | | effective treat patients is what matters most. |