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>From: <JOHNCREA@de*.co*>
>Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 20:19:42 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: Re: Naloxone
>To: rfarb@em*.un*.ed*, techdiver@terra.net
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>Rod,
>
>There have been studies of the attempted use of naloxone (Narcan) in
>speeding up the recovery from inhalation anesthetics, and they have
>essentially shown no effect (unless narcotics were used during the 
>procedure, or as a pre-operative medication).
>
>Most studies of the action of inhalation anesthetics have shown no
>binding with any of the known narcotic receptors, so this is not
>unexpected.  
>
>However, it appears that the mechanism of action of IGN is probably the
>same as that seen with the inhalation agents, so conclusions drawn from
>studies involving inhalation anesthetics are probably applicable to IGN.
>
>John
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