Propofol anesthesia for craniotomy: A double-blind comparison of remifentanil, alfentanil, and fentanyl

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-20

  Coles, Jonathan P ^a   Leary, Timothy S ^a   Monteiro, Joseph N ^a   Brazier, Paul ^a   Summors, Andrew ^a   Doyle, Patrick ^a   Matta, Basil F ^a   Gupta, Arun K ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Craniotomy; Fentanyl; Neuroanesthesia; Propofol; Remifentanil; TIVA; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOCAPNIA; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ATRACURIUM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; CRANIOTOMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

EID: 0033988886     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200001000-00004     Document Type: Article

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