Pharmacoeconomic analysis of sevoflurane versus isoflurane anesthesia in elective ambulatory surgery

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 17, Issue 5 I, 1997, Pages 1006-1010

  Wagner, Bertil K J ^a   O'Hara, Dorene A ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BD Technologies   (United States)

^c Anesthesia and Clin Res Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; LENGTH OF STAY; OPERATION DURATION; PHARMACOECONOMICS; RECOVERY ROOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ETHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHYL ETHERS; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY ROOM;

EID: 0030798233     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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