ANESTHESIA INHALATION AGENTS AND THEIR CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS

Course overview

MANY PROVIDERS LACK THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECTS OF INHALED ANESTHETICS ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. THIS CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT INTRA-OPERATIVE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. TO DECREASE ASSOCIATED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS MUST ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF INHALED ANESTHETICS ON THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM TO VARIOUS INHALED ANESTHETICS AND CONCLUDES BY DISCUSSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANESTHETIC CARE TEAMS AND THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF CLEAR AND CONSISTENT OPEN COMMUNICATION AMONGST INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS.