Properties of an ideal general anaesthetic

PROPERTIES OF AN IDEAL GENERAL ANAESTHETIC

Desirable properties of a general anaesthetic

  • Non irritant
  • Free from disagreeable odour
  • Produce a pleasant, rapid and smooth induction
  • Allow a rapid recovery
  • Have a wide margin of safety
  • Produce adequate muscular relaxation
  • Should not produce capillary bleeding
  • Easily and inexpensively produced
  • Should be non-explosive and stable during storage
  • Excretion and/or metabolism of the anaesthetic agents should be sufficiently rapid so that residues do not persist in the edible tissues of food producing animals.
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