Pharmacodynamic interaction of nitrous oxide with sevoflurane, desflurane, isoflurane and enflurane in surgical patients: Measurements by effects on EEG median power frequency

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 440-449

  Ropcke H ^a   Wirz, S ^a   Bouillon, T ^a   Bruhn, J ^a   Hoeft, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, Inhalation; Desflurane, isoflurane, nitrous oxide, sevoflurane; Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological, electroencephalography; Drug Interactions; Gynaecological Surgical Procedures; Laparotomy

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEVOFLURANE;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ADULT; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; HUMAN; HYPERMENORRHEA; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; LAPAROTOMY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MYOMA; OVARY CANCER; PATIENT MONITORING; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENFLURANE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; LAPAROTOMY; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 0035740360     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2001.00871.x     Document Type: Article

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