Recovery after desflurane anaesthesia in the infant: Comparison with isoflurane

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 362-364

  Wolf, A R ^a,b   Lawson, R A ^a   Drymn, C M ^a   Davies, F W ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Anaesthetics, volatile, desflurane

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWALLOWING;

EID: 0030039368     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.3.362     Document Type: Article

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