Anesthesia Terms - A Glossary of Anesthesia Terms and Other Related Medical Terms

Anesthesia Terms Starting With "V"

Venous admixture

This term refers to a concept rather than an actual physiologic entity. Venous admixture is the amount of mixed venous blood that... more

Venous Air Embolism

Venous air embolism (VAE) is a potentially lethal complication that can occur occur during any surgical procedure in which the... more

Volume of Distribution

The apparent volume into which a drug has been distributed is called its volume of distribution (Vd), and is determined by dividing... more