Flumazenil antagonizes midazolam-induced airway narrowing during nasal breathing in humans

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 698-702

  Oshima, T ^a,c   Masaki, Y ^a   Toyooka, H ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway, patency; Antagonists benzodiazepine, flumazenil; Hypnotics benzodiazepine, midazolam; Ventilation, airway resistance

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUTH BREATHING; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; NOSE BREATHING; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNX; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SNORING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0032932933     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/82.5.698     Document Type: Article

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