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ISOFLURANE USP is a brand name for Isoflurane, supplied as a liquid. The medicine, its uses, side effects and dosage are the same regardless of brand.
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Serious Warnings and Precautions Isoflurane should be administered only by persons trained in the administration of general anesthesia. Facilities for maintenance of a patent airway, artificial ventilation, oxygen enrichment, and circulatory resuscitation must be immediately available.
Isoflurane may trigger Malignant Hyperthermia in susceptible individuals and fatal outcomes have been reported (see Malignant Hyperthermia section below). Isoflurane use may lead to Perioperative Hyperkalemia in patients with neuromuscular disorders (see Hyperkalemia section below).
General Deliver isoflurane from a vaporizer specifically designed and designated for use with isoflurane. Monitoring of end-tidal concentration may be considered. The safety of repeated anesthesia with isoflurane has not been studied.
As with all halogenated anesthetics, repeated anesthesia within a short period of time should be approached with caution. Patients should be advised that performance of activities requiring mental alertness and motor coordination, such as driving a vehicle or operating machinery, may be impaired for at least 24 hours following administration of general anesthesia.
The following reactions have been reported following occupational exposure to isoflurane: dyspnea, bronchospasm, stridor, cough, dizziness, paresthesia, hepatic reactions, flushing, rash, contact dermatitis, erythema, periorbital edema, eye irritation, conjunctival hyperemia, and headache.
See ADVERSE REACTIONS, Post-Market Adverse Drug Reactions. Cardiovascular Use in Patients With or at Risk for Elevations of Intracranial Pressure Isoflurane can increase cerebral blood flow and hence intracranial pressure (ICP), and therefore should be used with special care in patients with pre-existing increases in intracranial pressure.
, optimized hyperventilation). Use in Hypovolemic, Hypotensive, or Hemodynamically Compromised Patients Isoflurane causes a dose-dependent reduction in systemic vascular resistance and blood pressure. Particular care must be taken when selecting the dosage for patients who are hypovolemic, hypotensive, or otherwise hemodynamically compromised, for example, due to concomitant medications.
Excessive decreases in blood pressure may be related to depth of anesthesia and Isoflurane USP - Product Monograph Page 5 of 26 respond to reducing the inspired concentration of isoflurane. Use in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease In patients with coronary artery disease, maintenance of normal hemodynamics is important in order to avoid myocardial ischemia.
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Isoflurane can cause dose dependent coronary vasodilation and has been shown to divert blood from collateral-dependent myocardium to normally perfused areas in an animal model (“coronary steal”). The extent to which coronary steal occurs in patients with steal-prone coronary anatomy is unclear.
Isoflurane should be used with caution in such patients. QT Prolongation Caution should be exercised when administering isoflurane to susceptible patients. Isoflurane can prolong the QT interval in adults and children. , patients with congenital Long QT Syndrome or patients taking drugs that can prolong the QT interval).
Isolated post-market cases of cardiac arrhythmia associated with the QT prolongation have been reported. There are very rare reports of torsade de pointes. Endocrine and Metabolism Malignant Hyperthermia In susceptible individuals, isoflurane anesthesia may trigger a skeletal muscle hypermetabolic state leading to high oxygen demand and the clinical syndrome known as malignant hyperthermia.
The syndrome includes features such as high core body temperature, muscle rigidity, tachycardia, tachypnea, cyanosis, arrhythmias, and unstable blood pressure. An increase in overall metabolism may be reflected in an elevated temperature (which may rise rapidly early or late in the case, but usually is not the first sign of augmented metabolism) and an increased usage of the CO2 absorption system (hot canister).
PaO2 and pH may decrease, and hyperkalemia and a base deficit may appear. , isoflurane), administration of intravenous dantrolene sodium, and application of supportive therapy. Such therapy includes vigorous efforts to decrease the patient’s body temperature to normal, respiratory and circulatory support as indicated, and management of electrolyte-fluid-acid-base derangements.
Renal failure may appear later, and urine flow should be sustained if possible. A number of fatal outcomes from malignant hyperthermia have been reported with isoflurane. See CONTRAINDICATIONS. Hyperkalemia Use of inhaled anesthetic agents has been associated with rare increases in serum potassium levels that have resulted in cardiac arrhythmias and death in pediatric patients intraoperatively and postoperatively.
Patients with latent as well as overt neuromuscular disease, particularly Duchenne muscular dystrophy, appear to be most vulnerable. Concomitant use of succinylcholine has been associated with most, but not all, of these cases. These patients also experienced significant elevations in serum creatinine kinase levels and, in some cases, changes in urine consistent with myoglobinuria.
Despite the similarity in presentation to malignant hyperthermia, none of these patients exhibited signs or symptoms of muscle rigidity or hypermetabolic state. Early and aggressive intervention to treat the hyperkalemia and resistant Isoflurane USP - Product Monograph Page 6 of 26 arrhythmias is recommended, as is subsequent evaluation for latent neuromuscular disease.
Hematologic Intraoperative elevation of blood glucose and white blood count may occur. The effect of general anesthetics […]