High-dose thiopentone for open-chamber cardiac surgery: A retrospective review

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 575-579

  Pascoe, Edward A ^a   Hudson, Robert J ^a   Anderson, Brian A ^a   Kassum, Diamond A ^a   Shanks, Ailsa ^a   Rosenbloom, Morley ^a   Thomson, Ian R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ANAESTHETICS, IV: thiopentone; COMPLICATIONS: death, stroke; SURGERY: cardiac

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; OPIATE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTRATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOANESTHESIA; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 0029762707     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011769     Document Type: Article

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