Effect of Ether Anesthesia and Amytal Anesthesia on the Erythrocytic Findings in Control and Splenectomized Dogs

Abstract

Conclusions

Ether anesthesia causes profound constriction of the spleen and usually produces a marked increase in the erythrocyte count, the value for the hemoglobin and the hematocrit value while sodium amytal causes the spleen to dilate markedly, which removes a considerable percentage of erythrocytes from the circulation. Our results are in full agreement with those of Searles and Essex.