Comparison of alfentanil and fentanyl for anesthesia in short gynecologic procedures

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 540-544

  Tan, Peter P C ^a   Wong, Chung Hang ^a   Loe, Poh Peng ^a   Lee, Yu Hao ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Fentanyl; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; FENTANYL; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ALFENTANIL; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES;

EID: 0030185333     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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