Epinephrine-induced arrhythmias: Effects of thoracic epidural anesthesia and vagotomy during enflurane anesthesia in rabbits

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Lee, Sang Chul ^a   Lee, Cheong ^b   Kim, Yong Chul ^c,d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, epidural; Arrhythmia; Epinephrine; Lidocaine; Rabbits; Vagotomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ENFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; RABBIT; VAGOTOMY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; ENFLURANE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; RABBITS; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0033110253     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.2.133     Document Type: Article

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