The use of remifentanil in the anaesthetic management of patients undergoing adrenalectomy: A report of three cases

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 358-362

  Breslin, D S ^a   Farling, P A ^b   Mirakhur, R K ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine: phaeochromocytoma; Opioid: remifentanil; Surgery: adrenalectomy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; EPHEDRINE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; INFUSION FLUID; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PROPOFOL; PROPRANOLOL; REMIFENTANIL; TEMAZEPAM; VASODILATOR AGENT; VECURONIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; SURGICAL APPROACH; WOUND INFECTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 0345269692     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03080.x     Document Type: Article

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