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 An inhalational anesthetic may be a compound possessing general anaesthetic properties which will be delivered via inhalation. Agents of serious contemporary clinical interest include volatile anaesthetic agents like isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane, also as certain anaesthetic gases like laughing gas and xenon. All of those agents share the property of being quite hydrophobic (i.e., as liquids, they're not freely miscible with water, and as gases they dissolve in oils better than in water). The perfect volatile anesthetic offers smooth and reliable induction and maintenance of general anesthesia with minimal effects on other organ systems. None of the agents currently in use are ideal, although many have a number of the desirable characteristics. For instance , sevoflurane is pleasant to inhale and is rapid in onset and offset. It’s also safe for all ages. However, it's expensive (approximately 3 to five times costlier than isoflurane), and approximately half as potent as isoflurane. However, the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) for nitrogen isn't achieved until pressures of about 20 to 30 atm (bar) are attained. Argon is slightly quite twice as anesthetic as nitrogen per unit of partial pressure (see argox). Xenon however may be a usable anaesthetic at 80% concentration and normal air pressure.  

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