Non-invasive assessment of cardiovascular autonomic activity induced by brief exposure to 50% nitrous oxide in children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 637-643

  Constant, I ^a   Abbas, M ^b   Boucheseiche, S ^a   Laude, D ^c   Murat, I ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthetics gases; Arterial pressure; Baroreceptor; Drug effects; Nitrous oxide; Paediatric; Parasympathetic nervous system; Reflexes; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EMLA; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MIXTURE; EXPOSURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMEDICATION; PREPUBERTY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036260853     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/88.5.637     Document Type: Article

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