Session Key Points

Indications for inhalation induction:

• Historically, anaesthesia was inhalation induction based. This changed with the introduction of barbiturates
• Currently, sevoflurane is the inhalation induction agent of choice, with halothane as a less commonly used alternative
• The two techniques for inhalation induction are tidal volume breathing and the vital capacity breath
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