Oral clonidine premedication reduces minimum alveolar concentration of sevoflurane for tracheal intubation in children

Anesthesiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1324-1327

  Nishina, Kahoru ^a   Mikawa, Katsuya ^b   Shiga, Makoto ^b   Maekawa, Nobuhiro ^b   Obara, Hidehumi ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor agonists; Anesthesia; Anesthetics, volatile; Clonidine; MAC; Pediatric; Potency, anesthetics; Sevoflurane; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CLONIDINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PLACEBO; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLONIDINE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; NITROUS OXIDE; PREMEDICATION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

EID: 0031467506     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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