Anesthetic management of laser surgery for central airway obstruction: A 12-year case series

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-156

  Conacher, Ian D ^a   Paes, Lenny L ^a   McMahon, Catriona C ^a   Morritt, Graham N ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central airway obstruction; Laser techniques; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS TUMOR; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER SURGERY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEA TUMOR;

EID: 0031925214     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(98)90322-6     Document Type: Article

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