Pharmacoeconomics of propofol in anesthesia

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 54, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 1953-1962

  Tagliente, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Costs; Hospitals; Nausea; Patient care; Pharmacoeco nomics; Propofol; Toxicity; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; DRUG COST; EXTUBATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; NAUSEA; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; VOMITING;

EID: 0030764286     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/54.17.1953     Document Type: Review

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