Specific Actions of Halothane, Isoflurane, and Desflurane on Sympathetic Activity and A [Greek small letter delta] and C Somatosympathetic Reflexes Recorded in Renal Nerves in Dogs

Abstract

After equilibration, lower concentrations of desflurane remained excitatory, but, like isoflurane, higher concentrations depressed RSNA. The effect of halothane on RSNA was insignificant. Isoflurane depressed C more than Adelta somatosympathetic reflexes, which is uncorrelated with lipid solubility because desflurane and halothane, which have the highest and lowest minimum alveolar concentration, respectively, depressed both equally.