Sevoflurane provides better recovery than propofol plus fentanyl in anaesthesia for day-care surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-143

  Peduto, V A ^a   Mezzetti, D ^a   Properzi, M ^a   Giorgini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory surgery; Anaesthetic techniques; Anaesthetics; General anaesthesia; Outpatients; Propofol; Recovery period; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONSCIOUSNESS; FENTANYL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPOFOL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033994041     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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