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- Title
The pharmacokinetics of methohexital in young and elderly subjects.
- Authors
GHONEIM, M. M.; CHIANG, C. K.; SCHOENWALD, R. D.; LILBURN, J. K.; DHANARAJ, J.
- Abstract
The pharmacokinetics of methohexital were investigated in ten young adult volunteers and in seven young and seven elderly patients. The latter two groups underwent enflurane and nitrous oxide anesthesia and surgery. Each subject received a bolus dose of 2 mg/kg of methohexital intravenously. Plasma levels of the drug were measured for 8 h after injection by gas chromatography using a nitrogen detector. Anesthesia (combined with surgery) and increase in age did not separately affect the kinetics of the drug; however, the elimination half-life was longer in the elderly patients group than in the young non-anesthetized volunteers.
- Publication
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 1985, Vol 29, Issue 5, p480
- ISSN
0001-5172
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-6576.1985.tb02237.x