mark ober is preparing for a very special anesthesia an operation with xenon. xenon is a noble gas used in fluorescent tubes or car headlights and it can also be used in the operating theatre. seen on has been called the miracle anesthetic drug because it's proven to be well tolerated even by sensitive patients or people in very poor health. in contrast to other anesthetics. it puts hardly any strain on circulation. the effect begins quickly and also disappears quickly so that patients regain alertness soon after surgery. but on this if you're not of the 0 i just wants to end the u.n. as the 0 that they can make a patient up very quickly this is the fastest drug we have and that is these are in terms of coronary flow dynamics the effect it has on blood pressure is very stable and patients blood pressure remains approximately what it was at the beginning which is much better for them and that was it to. cover and was researching how well elderly patients recovered after hip surgery he found that xenon anaesthesia leads to significantly less complications and mor