Ambulatory electrical external cardioversion with propofol or etomidate

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-96

  Herregods, Luc L ^a   Bossuyt, Gudrun P ^a   De Baerdemaeker, Luc E ^a   Moerman, Anneliese T ^a   Struys, Michel M ^a   Den Blauwen, Nadia M ^a   Tavernier, René M ^a   Mortier, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Etomidate; Heart: electrical external cardioversion; Monitoring; Propofol; Recovery period

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; PROPOFOL;

AMBULATORY CARE; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILIZATION; PERFORMANCE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINUS RHYTHM; SITTING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0037361476     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(02)00520-2     Document Type: Article

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