Summary and Conclusion
The effect of methoxyflurane-nitrous-oxide-oxygen anaesthesia on thyroid function was studied in 21 subjects. Neither significant alteration in blood thyroxine (I131-T4) level nor blood triiodothyronine (I131-T3) sponge uptake was noted during anaesthesia. These findings would suggest that methoxyflurane anaesthesia has no significant influence on thyroid activity in man.
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On a recherché Ľeffet de Ľanesthésie au méthoxyflurane-protoxyde ďazoteoxygène sur la fonction thyroïdienne chez 21 sujets. On n’a décelé aucun changement important dans le niveau de thyroxine radioactive (I131-T4) dans le sang, ni dans la triiodothyronine (I131-T3) du sang. Ces observations portent à croire que Ľanesthésie au méthoxyflurane n’a pas ďinfluence importante sur Ľactivité thyroïdienne chex Ľhomme.
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Oyama, T., Shibata, S., Matsuki, A. et al. Effect of methoxyflurane anaesthesia on thyroid function in man. Can. Anaes. Soc. J. 16, 204–208 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03004440
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