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Anesthetics, Inhalation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Anesthetics, Inhalation
Tree Number(s)
D27.505.696.277.100.035.060
D27.505.954.427.210.100.035.060
Unique ID
D018685
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018685
Annotation
see note at ANESTHETICS
Scope Note
Gases or volatile liquids that vary in the rate at which they induce anesthesia; potency; the degree of circulation, respiratory, or neuromuscular depression they produce; and analgesic effects. Inhalation anesthetics have advantages over intravenous agents in that the depth of anesthesia can be changed rapidly by altering the inhaled concentration. Because of their rapid elimination, any postoperative respiratory depression is of relatively short duration. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p173)
Entry Term(s)
Anesthetic Gases
Inhalation Anesthetic
Inhalation Anesthetics
Registry Numbers
0
NLM Classification #
QV 81
Previous Indexing
Anesthetics (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note
95
History Note
95
Date Introduced
1995/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27
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