Advantages

• Less side effects
• Less strain on general organ function-allowing the patient to regain consciousness quicker
• Reduce stress level of patient to minimum
• Does not abolish cerebral autoregulation
• Does not seem to cause malignant hyperthermia
• Dangers of tissue hypoxia are greatly reduced - interesting alternative for anesthesia in transplant surgery.
• Xenon is natural gas which is not harmful to the environment- does not destroy the ozone layer and does not cause global warming
• Non-inflammable and non explosive gas