Quantitative study of Lowe's square-root-of-time method of closed-system anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 103-112

  Couto Da Silva, J M ^a,b   Mapleson, W W ^a   Vickers, M D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, closed system; Anaesthetic techniques, low flow; Anaesthetics volatile, enflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, halothane; Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane

Indexed keywords

ENFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; TEMAZEPAM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG UPTAKE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0030871912     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.1.103     Document Type: Article

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