Assessment of intubating conditions in adults after induction with propofol and varying doses of remifentanil

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 540-543

  Grant, Stuart ^a   Noble, Stephen ^b   Woods, Andrew ^b   Murdoch, John ^a   Davidson, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Analgesics opioid, remifentanil; Intubation tracheal

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LEISURE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0031685456     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/81.4.540     Document Type: Article

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