A combination of alfentanil-lidocaine-propofol provides better intubating conditions than fentanyl-lidocaine-propofol in the absence of muscle relaxants

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 116-120

  Jabbour Khoury, Samar I ^a   Dabbous, Aliya S ^a   Rizk, Laudia B ^a   Abou Jalad, Naji M ^a   Bartelmaos, Tonine E ^a   El Khatib, Mohamad F ^a   Baraka, Anis S ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; THIAMYLAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; JAW MUSCLE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 0037303406     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03017841     Document Type: Article

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