List of Inhalational Anaesthetic Agents
- Currently used agents
- isoflurane
- desflurane
- nitrous oxide
- sevoflurane
- Previously used agents
Although some of these are still used in clinical practice and in research, the following anaesthetic agents are primarily of historical interest in developed countries:
- aliflurane
- chloroform
- cyclopropane
- diethyl ether
- enflurane
- ethylene
- halothane
- methoxyflurane
- methoxypropane
- roflurane
- teflurane
- trichloroethylene
- vinyl ether
- Future agents
- xenon
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