A comparison of the electrophysiologic characteristics of EEG burst-suppression as produced by isoflurane, thiopental, etomidate, and propofol

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-46

  Akrawi, William P ^a   Drummond, John C ^a,b   Kalkman, Cor J ^c   Patel, Piyush M ^a,b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography, burst suppression; Etomidate; Isoflurane; Propofol; Rat; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WAVEFORM;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ETOMIDATE; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; THIOPENTAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030034235     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199601000-00010     Document Type: Review

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