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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

No Effect of Volatile Anesthetic on Survival in Trauma Patients


Originally published by our sister publication Anesthesiology News

NEW ORLEANS—Choice of volatile anesthetic does not appear to influence short-term clinical survival in acutely injured trauma patients, a study has concluded.

The secondary analysis of the PROPPR (Pragmatic, Randomized, Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios) study (JAMA 2015;313[5]:471-482) found that outcome differences between patients receiving desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane were clinically insignificant, although