Conscious sedation with propofol in elderly patients: A prospective evaluation

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1493-1501

  Heuss, L T ^a   Schnieper, P ^a   Drewe, J ^a   Pflimlin, E ^a   Beglinger, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NURSE; NURSE TRAINING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STAFF TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037898243     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01608.x     Document Type: Article

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