Nociceptive and anaesthetic-induced changes in pulse transit time during general anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 662-666

  Singham, S ^a   Voss, L ^b   Barnard, J ^a   Sleigh, J ^a  

^a WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Autonomic nervous system; Heart, pulse transit time; Receptors, nociception; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; LAPAROSCOPY; LARYNGEAL MASK; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; PULSE RATE; PULSE WAVE; R WAVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0242467653     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg235     Document Type: Article

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