Induction characteristics of thiopentone/suxamethonium, propofol/alfentanil or halothane alone in children aged 1-3 years

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 359-366

  Annila, P ^a   Viitanen, H ^b   Reinikainen, P ^c   Baert, G ^c   Lindgren, L ^c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b EP Central Hospital Laboratory   (Finland)

^c Central Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Cardiac dysrhythmias; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; EMLA; HALOTHANE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADENOIDECTOMY; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEMODYNAMICS; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOCAL CORD;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ALFENTANIL; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ARRHYTHMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PROPOFOL; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0032802650     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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