A 46 year old obese female patient is posted for incisional hernia repair. She gives you history of having deranged liver functions within 2 weeks post-operatively, when she was operated for mass per abdomen, 12 years ago. which among the following agents is used for induction
High-Yield Explanation
The history is typical of halothane hepatitis when the patient had undergone surgery 12 years ago. Desflurane is agent of choice in patients who have had history of halothane hepatitis.