Biomaterial Database

[Methohexital, a new anesthetic]. 1961

J F DIAZ SARAPURA, and G M ARANES

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008723	Methohexital	An intravenous anesthetic with a short duration of action that may be used for induction of anesthesia.	Methohexitone,Brevimytal Natrium,Brevital,Brietal,Brietal-Sodium,Methohexital Sodium,Methohexital, Monosodium Salt,Brietal Sodium,Monosodium Salt Methohexital,Natrium, Brevimytal,Sodium, Methohexital
D000698	Analgesia	Methods of PAIN relief that may be used with or in place of ANALGESICS.	Analgesias
D000758	Anesthesia	A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.
D000760	Anesthesia and Analgesia	Medical methods of either relieving pain caused by a particular condition or removing the sensation of pain during a surgery or other medical procedure.	Analgesia and Anesthesia
D000777	Anesthetics	Agents capable of inducing a total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensation and pain. They may act to induce general ANESTHESIA, in which an unconscious state is achieved, or may act locally to induce numbness or lack of sensation at a targeted site.	Anesthetic,Anesthetic Agents,Anesthetic Drugs,Anesthetic Effect,Anesthetic Effects,Agents, Anesthetic,Drugs, Anesthetic,Effect, Anesthetic,Effects, Anesthetic
D001463	Barbiturates	A class of chemicals derived from barbituric acid or thiobarbituric acid. Many of these are GABA MODULATORS used as HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES, as ANESTHETICS, or as ANTICONVULSANTS.