Ftorotane
Instructions for use:
- 1. Pharmacological action
- 2. Release form
- 3. Indications for use
- 4. Contraindications
- 5. Instructions for use
- 6. Side effects
Ftorotan is an anesthetic agent.
Pharmacological action of Ftorotan
According to the instructions, Ftorotan contains a strong active ingredient for inhalation anesthesia - halothane. It acts on inhalation, quickly introduces anesthesia, while the stage of arousal is practically absent.
The drug is good for pain relief and muscle relaxation, but most often it requires the use of muscle relaxants to achieve optimal relaxation. The introduction of anesthesia is pleasant.
Ftorotan affects the autonomic nervous system, and through this, the state of internal organs and tissues. Thus, it dilates the arterial vessels in the skin and muscles, lowers blood pressure, slows down the heart rate, and reduces the contractility of the heart muscle. The heart becomes more sensitive to the influence of adrenaline and other catecholamines, which can provoke arrhythmias.
Also, the influence of the autonomic nervous system is due to a moderate bronchodilatory effect. Anesthesia with Ftorotan does not increase salivation and secretion of the bronchial glands, weakens the contraction of the uterus in proportion to the depth of anesthesia, does not change the acid-base balance in the body. The drug inhibits the cough and vomiting centers.
Ftorotan is transformed in the liver, excretion from the body is carried out by the lungs, partly with bile and urine.
Release form
The drug is produced in dropper bottles in the form of a liquid for inhalation anesthesia.
Indications for use of Ftorotan
The drug is used for anesthesia in general surgery in a hospital, as well as in "minor" surgery on an outpatient basis, including endoscopic examinations.
Often, operational anesthesia using this drug is complex; Ftorotan itself is used to maintain anesthesia.
Sometimes Ftorotan anesthesia is used to create artificial hypotension in order to reduce blood loss and reduce the tension of large blood vessels during surgery.
Contraindications
According to the instructions, Ftorotan is not recommended to be used as anesthesia for halothane intolerance, in childbirth (reduces the force of uterine contractions), for jaundice and liver diseases, persistent and prolonged increase in temperature, intracranial pressure, for adrenal tumors (pheochromocytoma), changes in the thyroid gland (thyrotoxicosis), low blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmias. If the previous anesthesia using Ftorotan was less than 3 months ago, other means are used for general anesthesia. If the patient is taking cardiac glycosides, fluorothane anesthesia should be given with caution.
Instructions for the use of Ftorotan
Accurate dosage of the drug is possible when it is delivered using a calibrated evaporator located outside the closed circuits of the breathing apparatus. This is necessary in order to avoid an overdose of the drug.
The introduction of Ftorotan into the body is carried out through artificial respiration devices - they allow you to clearly control the percentage of the drug in the respiratory mixture with oxygen or nitrous oxide and oxygen. With an average dose of 0.5-4 vol%, the surgical stage of anesthesia is achieved in 5-6 minutes, and after the cessation of the supply of anesthetic, the patient wakes up in 5-15 minutes. Usually 3-4% Ftorotan is used for induction of anesthesia, and the maintenance dose during the operation is 0.5-1.5%.
After use, the product must not be stored in the vaporizer of the anesthesia machine.
Side effects
Anesthesia with Ftorotan can cause a decrease in blood pressure, slow heartbeats, arrhythmias, liver failure, respiratory depression, increased temperature and intracranial pressure.
After awakening from anesthetic sleep, there may be tremors, dizziness, or headache.
Information about the drug is generalized, provided for informational purposes only and does not replace the official instructions. Self-medication is hazardous to health!
