The effect of nitrous oxide on cerebral blood flow velocity in children anesthetized with propofol

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-311

  Wilson Smith, E ^a   Karsli, C ^a   Luginbuehl, I A ^a   Bissonnette, B ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral blood flow velocity; Nitrous oxide; Pediatric; Propofol

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL;

AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0037353250     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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