Severity of airway hyperreactivity associated with laryngeal mask airway removal: Correlation with volatile anesthetic choice and depth of anesthesia

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 498-503

  Pappas, Ana Lucia ^a   Sukhani, Radha ^a,b   Lurie, Jordan ^a   Pawlowski, Julius ^a   Sawicki, Rristina ^a   Corsino, Andrea ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia, pediatric; Anesthetics, volatile: isoflurane, sevoflurane; Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA); Respiratory complications: bronchospasm, laryngospasm

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BRONCHIAL SPASM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LARYNGEAL MASKS; LARYNGISMUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034751641     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(01)00318-X     Document Type: Article

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