Influence of thiopental and propofol on postoperative cognitive recovery in the elderly patient undergoing general anesthesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 635-640

  Fredman, Brian ^a   Noga, Joseph ^a   Zohar, Edna ^a   Yaretzky, Abraham ^b   Jedeikin, Robert ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Anesthesia; Cognitive function; Desflurane; Drugs; Epidural; General; Geriatric; Propofol; Recovery; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; COGNITION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0033374837     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00108-7     Document Type: Article

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