Minimum alveolar concentration of halothane and enflurane are decreased in early pregnancy

Anesthesiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 782-786

  Chan, Matthew T V ^a   Mainland, Phoebe ^c   Gin, Tony ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia, obstetric; Anesthetics, volatile: halothane, enflurane; Potency, anesthetic: minimum alveolar concentrations

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENFLURANE; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HUMANS; MOTOR NEURONS; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0029907605     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199610000-00013     Document Type: Article

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