Comparison of remifentanil with alfentanil or suxamethonium following propofol anaesthesia for tracheal intubation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1032-1036

  Alexander, R ^a,b   Booth, J ^a   Olufolabi, A J ^a   El Moalem, H E ^a   Glass, P S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General anaesthesia; analgesics, opioids, remifentanil, alfentanil; Intubation, trachea; neuromuscular blocking drug, suxamethonium

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 0032722906     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.01070.x     Document Type: Article

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