Propofol in low doses causes redistribution of body heat in male volunteers

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 677-681

  Noguchi, I ^a   Matsukawa, T ^b   Ozaki, M ^c   Amemiya, Y ^a  

^a TSURUMI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia and analgesia, conscious sedation; Body temperature regulation; Haemodynamics, vasoconstriction; Sedatives, non barbiturate, propofol

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0036712170     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200209000-00010     Document Type: Article

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