Volatile Anesthetics: A Comprehensive Review of Pharmacology, Delivery Systems, and Safety Considerations for ICU Practitioners
VAs can be used as sedative agents in the ICU. This article comprehensively reviews the pharmacology of VAs along with their safety profile and describes the structure and function of miniature vaporizers currently available on the world market.
Authors
- Krassimir L Denchev
- Danny Theodore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5804-7878)
- Payal K. Gurnani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8929-2139)
- Jason Brainard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2125-868X)
- Michelle Rausen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-279X)
- Markisha Wilder
- Stuart Feichtinger
- Ambrish B. Patel
- Nathan J. Smischney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1051-098X)
- Krzysztof Laudański (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7373-0851)
- William P. Mulvoy
- Wenyuan Yin
- Rafał Kopańczyk
- Mary Jarzebowski
- Patrick M. Wieruszewski
- Robert E. Szczypta
- T. Caroline Bank
- Ronald G. Pearl
- Jenna S. Naslund
Institutions
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health (US)
- A.T. Still University (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
- Jackson State University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000007042
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 80.17