The effect of nitrous oxide on cerebral blood flow velocity in children anaesthetised with desflurane

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-27

  Karsli, C ^a   Luginbuehl, I A ^a   Bissonnette, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic gases: nitrous oxide; Anaesthetics: volatile, desflurane. Brain blood flow

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASODILATATION;

ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISOFLURANE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NITROUS OXIDE;

EID: 0037241218     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.02910.x     Document Type: Article

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