Anaesthetic agents in adult day case surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-9

  Pollard, Brian J ^a,c   Elliott, R A ^a   Moore, E W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ANAESTHESIA; ANAESTHETICS INHALATIONAL, halothane, isoflurane, enflurane, desflurane, sevoflurane, nitrous oxide; ANAESTHETICS INTRAVENOUS, propofol; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE, ambulatory surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; METHOHEXITAL; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; THIAMYLAL; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NAUSEA; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING;

EID: 0037224519     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000012     Document Type: Review

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