The influence of nitrous oxide to supplement fentanyl/low-dose propofol anesthesia on transcranial myogenic motor-evoked potentials during thoracic aortic surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-34

  Van Dongen, Eric P ^a   Ter Beek, Huub T ^b   Schepens, Marc A ^b   Morshuis, Wim J ^b   Langemeijer, Man J ^b   Kalkman, Cor J ^b   Boezeman, Eduard H ^b  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Evoked potentials; Motor; Nitrous oxide; Partial neuromuscular blockade; Propofol; Thoracic aortic surgery; Transcranial electric stimulation

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL DERIVATIVE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; THORACIC AORTA;

EID: 0033011486     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-0770(99)90169-6     Document Type: Article

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