Eye care for patients receiving neuromuscular blocking agents or propofol during mechanical ventilation

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-191

  Lenart, Sylvia B ^a,b   Garrity, James A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b INNOVISION COMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; EYELIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KERATITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034185125     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2000.9.3.188     Document Type: Article

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