Propofol and bradycardia: Causation, frequency and severity

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 642-651

  Tramer M R ^a   Moore, R A ^a   Mcquay, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, audit; Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Complications, asystole; Complications, bradycardia; Heart, heart rate

Indexed keywords

INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MONITORING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; STRABISMUS;

EID: 0030920839     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.6.642     Document Type: Article

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