Remifentanil and propofol total intravenous anaesthesia for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 210-212

  Lorimer, M ^a   Hall, R ^a  

^a GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: myasthenia gravis, thymectomy, total intravenous, anaesthesia, remifentanil, propofol

Indexed keywords

INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 0031953091     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9802600216     Document Type: Article

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