Anaesthetic management of severe bradycardia during general anaesthesia using temporary cardiac pacing

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 655-657

  Toprak, V ^a   Yentur, A ^a   Sakarya, M ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complications, bradycardia; Heart, arrhythmia, bradycardia; Surgery, laryngoscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; HETASTARCH; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASTHMA; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COLLOID; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD TILTING; HEART PACING; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LARYNGOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0036795558     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aef240     Document Type: Article

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