Prophylactic Antiarrhythmic Effect of Anesthetics at Subanesthetic Concentration on Epinephrine-Induced Arrhythmias in Rats after Brain Death

Table 1

Hemodynamic variables before brain death, 30 min after brain death, before epinephrine administration, and at the arrhythmias.

(a) Mean arterial pressure

Anesthetic agents		Before brain death	30 min after brain death	Before epinephrine	At the arrhythmias
Control	8
Sevoflurane	8
Isoflurane	9
Halothane	8
Propofol	9

(b) Heart rate

Anesthetic agents		Before epinephrine	At the arrhythmias	Before epinephrine	At the arrhythmias
Control	8
Sevoflurane	8
Isoflurane	9
Halothane	8
Propofol	9