Effect of nitrous oxide on cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide in children during sevoflurane anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-195

  Wilson Smith, E ^a   Karsli, C ^a   Luginbuehl, I ^a   Bissonnette, Bruno ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetics gases; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Brain, blood flow velocity; Carbon dioxide; Measurement techniques, Doppler ultrasonography; Nitrous oxide

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEADY STATE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0042200583     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg171     Document Type: Article

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