An economic evaluation of propofol/fentanyl compared with midazolam/fentanyl on recovery in the ICU following cardiac surgery

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 312-317

  Sherry, K M ^a   Mcnamara, J ^b   Brown, J S ^c   Drummond, M ^d  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Victoria Quays   (United Kingdom)

^c University of York ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; cardiac; Anaesthesia; economics; Anaesthetics, intravenous; propofol; Hypnotics; benzodiazepines, midazolam

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG COSTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROPOFOL;

EID: 0030012260     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb07738.x     Document Type: Article

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