Interaction of isoflurane and nitrous oxide combinations similar for median electroencephalographic frequency and clinical anesthesia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 782-788

  Röpcke, Heiko ^b   Schwilden, Helmut ^a  

^a Dept Clin Pharmacol in Anesthesia ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthetics, gases: nitrous oxide; Anesthetics, volatile: isoflurane; Brain: electroencephalography; Interactions, drug: isoflurane nitrous oxide; Monitoring: electroencephalography; Potency: anesthetic

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; LAPAROTOMY; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 0029915232     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199604000-00004     Document Type: Article

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