The Effect of Enflurane Anesthesia on HBs Ag Positive Patients. |
Kwang Ho Lee, Dae Ja Um, Ryoung Choi |
Department of Anesthesiology, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. |
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Abstract |
To evaluate the importance of enflurane metabolism, we selected eleven hepatitis B surface antigen positive, special antigen, antibody negative patients who were schedule for elective surgery. Their physical status were ASA class I or II, liver function tests shoused normal state, and they had no previous history of operation or liver disease. The result were concluded that the influence of enflurane anesthesia on liver function was not significant for anesthesia & surgery. |
Key Words:
Anesthetics-enflurane; Complication-hepatitis |
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