Omission of nitrous oxide from a propofol-based anesthetic does not affect the recovery of women undergoing outpatient gynecologic surgery

Anesthesiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 332-339

  Arellano, Ramiro J ^a,d   Pole, Meena L ^b   Rafuse, Sara E ^b   Fletcher, Mary ^b   Saad, Yousri G ^b   Friedlander, Mark ^a,c   Norris, Andrew ^b   Chung, Frances F T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c NORTH YORK GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Awareness; Outpatient surgery; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033867245     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200008000-00009     Document Type: Article

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