Desflurane compared with propofol for postoperative sedation in the intensive care unit

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-280

  Meiser, Andreas ^a   Sirtl, C ^a   Bellgardt, M ^a   Lohmann, S ^a   Garthoff, A ^a   Kaiser, J ^a   Hugler P ^a   Laubenthal, H J ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics i.v. propofol; Anaesthetics volatile, desflurane; Intensive care; Sedation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CREATININE; DESFLURANE; DIPYRONE; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PIRITRAMIDE; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GAS FLOW; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0037335593     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg059     Document Type: Article

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