Hepatitis After Use of Two Different Fluorinated Anesthetic Agents

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Abstract
A patient who had been previously anesthetized with halothane developed hepatitis following a second operation, a month later, for which another fluorinated anesthetic agent, en flu ran e, was used. The clinical syndrome was almost identical to that of “halothane hepatitis.” A possible mechanism is discussed, although no conclusion is reached. However, the authors wish to alert their confreres to the risk of hepatitis when two successive anesthetic procedures employ fluorinated agents, even if these are different products.

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