Tracheal intubation without neuromuscular blockade in children: A comparison of propofol combined either with alfentanil or remifentanil

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 467-471

  Robinson, D N ^a   O'Brien, K ^a   Kumar, R ^a   Morton, N S ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous: propofol; Analgesics, opioid: alfentanil; Intubation: tracheal; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ALIMEMAZINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VOCAL CORD;

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LIDOCAINE; MALE; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL;

EID: 0031724893     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1998.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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