Is pancreatitis a complication of propofol infusion?

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 367-370

  Donmez A ^a   Arslan, G ^a   Pirat, A ^a   Demirhan, B ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics, intravenous, propofol; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; ETHER; PROPOFOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYLASES; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; LIPASE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PROPOFOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0345211560     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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