Economics of low-flow anaesthesia in children

Anaesthesia

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1089-1092

  Perkins, R ^a   Meakin, G ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; paediatric; Anaesthetics; volatile, isoflurane; Equipment; breathing systems, semiclosed, ventilators, Carden Ventmasta

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING APPARATUS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; GAS FLOW; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030448261     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15038.x     Document Type: Article

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