The chemical stability and sterility of sodium thiopental after preparation

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 208-213

  Haws, J Larry ^a,d   Herman, Norman ^b   Clark, Yoshimi ^a   Bjoraker, Robert ^a   Jones, David ^c  

^a Lackland Air Force Base ^*  (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^d 77Th Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STERILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRINGE;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DRUG STABILITY; STERILIZATION; SYRINGES; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0031984925     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199801000-00040     Document Type: Article

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