XENON

Xenon As An Anesthetic Agent

Xenon as an anesthetic agent

Introduction

Xenon was discovered by British chemists William Ramsay and Morris Travers on July 12, 1898, shortly after their discovery of krypton and neon. They found a residue from the evaporation selectively different components of the dissolved air (Cleveland, Möller, et al, 2009).

Discussion

History of Xenon as an anesthetic agent

Xenon was discovered by William Ramsay and Morris Travers in 1898 and was first identified as an anesthetic in 1951 (Cleveland, Möller, et al, 2009).

Comparison of Xenon to N2O nitrous Oxide as an anesthetic agent

Xenon has a minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of 71%, making it 50% ...