Cognitive failures after general anaesthesia for day-case surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 194-197

  Tzabar, Y ^a,d   Asbury, A J ^b   Millar, K ^c  

^a VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, day case; Psychological responses, postoperative

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030021862     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.2.194     Document Type: Article

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