Concerning Hepatotoxicity of Halothane

Abstract
No one knows at present whether halothane is toxic to the liver. For several years a study¶ to determine the answer to this question has been going on. It is now completed and a summary report has been issued.1 Although the study did not provide an absolute answer to the question, it did provide a quantitative one: if halothane induces liver disease, the occurrences are at least uncommon if not rare.The summary report itself is rather long and probably will not be completely read by all those concerned. We have undertaken here to interpret this summary report. What we . . .

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