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Bhakta, Pradipta and Karim, Habib Md Reazaul and O'Brien, Brian (2021) Correspondence: Peri-operative care of the cannabis user: practical considerations. EuropeanJournal of Anaesthesiology, 38, (6), p. 664. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001441.

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Letter to the editor: We applaud Müller et al (doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001295) for their timely evaluation of the effect of oral Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the minimal alveolar concentration (MAC) value of sevoflurane. Their observation could lead to a pharmacological role for cannabis in peri-operative medicine... Ultimately cannabis might prove analogous to alcohol in its acute and chronic effects on MAC....

Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, International, Article
Drug Type
Cannabis
Intervention Type
Treatment method
Date
1 June 2021
Identification #
doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001441
Page Range
p. 664
Volume
38
Number
6
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