Sevoflurane as a sole anaesthetic for thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 351-353

  Kiran, Usha ^a   Choudhury, M ^a   Saxena, N ^a   Kapoor, P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Sevoflurane; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; SEVOFLURANE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INCISION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 0034063842     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2000.440324.x     Document Type: Article

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