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Anaesthesia JIPMER 2018 ef56e095

Which anaesthetic agent does not affect blood flow to liver?

A
Halothane
B
Isoflurane
C
Enflurane
D
Sevoflurane
High-Yield Explanation
- Total hepatic blood flow = hepatic aery blood flow + poal blood flow- Liver maintains total hepatic blood flow by autoregulation- All inhalational anesthetic agents disrupt dual blood supply of liver - Halothane completely disrupts dual blood supply- Halothane - acyl halide (metabolite) - Auto immune hepatitis - Enflurane also affects liver blood flow- Isoflurane, sevoflurane & desflurane - maintain hepatic blood flow - Desflurane - Best in maintaining liver blood flow - Not metabolized by liver and kidney - Sevoflurane - Higher MAC- Decreases little amount of hepatic blood flow

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