Alfentanil has no proconvulsive effect during electroconvulsive therapy [1]

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 198-199

  van den Broek, Walter W ^a   Groenland, Theo H N ^a   Kusuma, Arinardi ^a   Mulder, Paul G H ^a   Bruijin, Jan A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ETOMIDATE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; METHOHEXITAL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; APNEA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE;

EID: 0037301452     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017857     Document Type: Letter

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