Sevoflurane and propofol decrease intraocular pressure equally during non-ophthalmic surgery and recovery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 764-766

  Sator Katzenschlager, S ^a   Deusch, E ^a   Dolezal, S ^a   Michalek Sauberer, A ^a   Grubmuller R ^a   Heinze, G ^a   Wedrich, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Analgesics opioid, fentanyl; Eye, intraocular pressure

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TONOMETRY;

EID: 0036841592     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/89.5.764     Document Type: Article

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