Herbal medicines: Current trends in anesthesiology practice - A hospital survey

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 468-471

  Kaye, A D ^a,c   Clarke, R C ^a   Sabar, R ^a   Vig, S ^a   Dhawan, K P ^a   Hofbauer, R ^a   Kaye, A M ^a,b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Pharmacy ^*

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Herbal medicines; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CASCARA; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EMODIN; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EPHEDRA; FEMALE; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEMODYNAMICS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033772979     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(00)00195-1     Document Type: Article

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