The Effects of Xenon Anesthesia on the Relationship Between Cerebral Glucose Metabolism and Blood Flow in Healthy Subjects: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

Abstract

In general, the magnitude of the decreases in rCMR(glc) during 1 minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration xenon anesthesia exceeded the reductions in rCBF. As a result, the ratio between rCMR(glc) and rCBF was shifted to a higher level. Interestingly, xenon-induced changes in cerebral metabolism and blood flow resemble those induced by volatile anesthetics.