Small dose midazolam or droperidol reduces the hypnotic dose of propofol at the induction of anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 126-131

  Adachi, Y U ^a   Uchihashi, Y ^a   Watanabe, K ^a   Satoh, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Benzodiazepines; Butyrophenones; Dissociative; Droperidol; Drug interactions; Drug synergism; Intravenous; Ketamine; M idazolam; Propofol

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DROPERIDOL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PROPOFOL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033996851     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00624.x     Document Type: Article

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