Prospective, randomized cost analysis of anesthesia with remifentanil combined with propofol, desflurane or sevoflurane for otorhinolaryngeal surgery

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1251-1260

  Loop, Torsten ^a   Priebe, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Costs; Economics; Remifentanil; Total intravenous anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; DESFLURANE; ISOFLURANE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0036848428     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2002.461013.x     Document Type: Article

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