Atkinson J B, Hamid R, Steward D J
Department of Anesthesia, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California 90027.
ASAIO J. 1994 Oct-Dec;40(4):986-9.
Isoflurane has been administered via the oxygenator of the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuit to provide anesthesia and prevent hemodynamic instability during surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. A comparison of a series of patients treated with isoflurane demonstrates that there is less fluctuation in heart rate and blood pressure than when surgery is performed under fentanyl analgesia alone.
