Do anxiety or hypocapnia predispose to apnoea after induction of anaesthesia?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-156

  Drummond, G B ^a   El Farhan, N M M ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., etomidate; Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Carbon dioxide, hypocapnia; Complications, apnoea; Psychological responses; Ventilation, apnoea

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETOMIDATE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANXIETY; APNEA; ARTICLE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIA; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031045407     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/78.2.153     Document Type: Article

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