Will Xenon Be a Valuable Addition in Perioperative and Critical Care Settings?

Neurologic and cognitive outcomes associated with the clinical use of xenon: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials

“…We searched for Russian language publications with the search term "кceнoн" in elibrary.ru and "кceнoн [xenon] AND (нeйpoпpoтeкции [neuroprotection] OR нeвpoлoгичecкий [neurologic] OR пoзнaвaтeльный [cognitive])" in Google Scholar, as we expected a considerable number of Russian studies. 41 We searched for Chinese language publications with the search term "氙 [xenon] and (神經 [neuro] or 認知 [cognitive])" in Wanfang [萬方數據]. We did not impose restrictions on the year of publication or language.…”

Xenon anaesthesia for all, or only a select few?

“…Realistically, not all facilities that produce liquid oxygen can be retro‐fitted to produce xenon. Many may be too low in capacity , or too remote, or have other reasons that xenon production is not feasible. Furthermore, recovery of xenon is generally less than 100%, with approximately 70% being more typical.…”

“…Xenon has attracted great interest from clinicians as a novel anaesthetic gas as it possesses a number of desirable properties, including low solubility, lack of metabolism, and hemodynamic stability . Xenon is relatively expensive, with a current market price of approximately £7 per litre ($10USD, €9) at standard temperature and pressure (STP).…”