The effects of midazolam or propofol followed by suxamethonium on the QT interval in humans

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 364-368

  Michaloudis, D G ^a,b,d   Kanakoudis, F S ^a   Petrou, A M ^a   Konstantinidou, A S ^a   Pollard, B J ^c  

^a Anticancer Hospital 'Theagenio'   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic induction, midazolam, propofol; Muscle relaxants, suxamethonium; QT interval, long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENT; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030036015     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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