Propofol in paediatric anaesthesia

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-290

  Coetzee, Johan Francois ^a   Coetzer, Mariatha ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Computer; Conscious sedation; Dose response relationship; Drug; Infusion pumps; Intensive care units; Intratracheal; Intravenous anesthesia; Intubation; Pediatric; Propofol; Therapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; DESFLURANE; EDETIC ACID; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; PAEDFUSOR; PROPOFOL;

AGITATION; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INJECTION PAIN; LARYNX SPASM; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MITOCHONDRION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PAIN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0038621529     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200306000-00008     Document Type: Review

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