Nitrous oxide reduces the cost of intravenous anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-372

  Heath, K J ^a,b   Sadler, P ^a   Winn, J H ^a   McFadzean, W A ^a  

^a Cambridge Military Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, cost; Anaesthetics, propofol, alfentanil, nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030035723     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199607000-00011     Document Type: Article

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