Nitrous oxide anesthesia and intravitreal gastamponade

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-362

  Åström, Siv ^a   Kjellgren, D ^a   Monestam E ^a   Backlund U ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intraocular gas; Intraocular pressure; Ischemic retinopathy; Nitrous oxide anesthesia

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN;

AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; INTRAVITREAL GAS TAMPONADE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; RETINA; RETINA ISCHEMIA; RETINOPATHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VITRECTOMY;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; HUMANS; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 0347264747     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-6576.2003.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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