Anesthesia for patients with liver failure

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 40, Issue 109, 1996, Pages

  Spiss, C K ^a   Krenn, C G ^a   Steltzer, H ^a   Huemer, G ^a   Langle F ^a   Zimpfer, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; ANESTHESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIVER FUNCTION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; HEART; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

ANESTHETIC AGENT; APROTININ; ATRACURIUM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; PROSTACYCLIN; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

EID: 0029770101     PISSN: 05152720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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