Remifentanil versus alfentanil in total intravenous anaesthesia for day case surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-64

  Alper, I ^a,b   Erhan, E ^a   Ugur, G ^a   Ozyar, B ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics techniques, infusion; Anaesthetics, intravenous, propofol; Anaesthetics, intravenous, remifentanil, alfentanil

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; EXTUBATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN INCISION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALFENTANIL; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0037227898     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021503000115     Document Type: Article

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