Use of alfentanil for in vitro fertilization oocyte retrieval

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 282-285

  Shapira, Shmuel C ^a   Chrubasik, Sigrun ^c   Hoffmann, Amnon ^b   Laufer, Neri ^a   Lewin, Aby ^a   Magora, Florella ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Hadassah Medical Center ^*

Author keywords

Alfentanil; follicular fluid; in vitro fertilization: anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030003194     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00035-9     Document Type: Article

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