Low and minimal flow inhalational anaesthesia

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 643-653

  Baxter, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CARBON MONOXIDE; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; HALOTHANE; INERT GAS; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; METHANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG UPTAKE; GAS FLOW; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030757542     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03015449     Document Type: Review

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