Remifentanil as an analgesic adjunct in local/regional anesthesia and in monitored anesthesia care

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 89, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Servin, F ^a   Desmonts, J M ^a   Watkins, W D ^b  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; REMIFENTANIL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION;

EID: 0032834540     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199910001-00006     Document Type: Review

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