Chloral hydrate sedation: The additive sedative and respiratory depressant effects of nitrous oxide

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 724-728

  Litman, Ronald S ^a,c   Kottra, Jennifer A ^a   Verga, Karen A ^b   Berkowitz, Robert J ^b   Ward, Denham S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; HYPOVENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; HYPOVENTILATION; INFANT; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; RESPIRATION; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0031976578     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199804000-00009     Document Type: Article

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