Ketamine-assisted intravenous sedation with midazolam: Benefits and potential problems

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1823-1825

  Gruber, Ronald P ^a   Morley, Brendon ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEDATION;

EID: 0032753917     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199911000-00034     Document Type: Article

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