The effect of a propofol-based sedation technique on cumulative embryo scores, clinical pregnancy rates, and implantation rates in patients undergoing embryo transfers with donor oocytes

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 614-617

  Rosenblatt, Meg A ^a,b   Bradford, Colette N ^a   Bodian, Carol A ^a   Grunfeld, Lawrence ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Oocyte retrieval; Propofol

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OOCYTE DONATION; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PROPOFOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031434986     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00197-9     Document Type: Article

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