Cardioversion and the use of sedation

Heart

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1374-1376

  Harrison, Sally J ^a   Mayet, J ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; EPHEDRINE; ETOMIDATE; FLUMAZENIL; METARAMINOL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

AIRWAY; ANESTHESIST; CARDIOVERSION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENZODIAZEPINES; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 10344238568     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2004.040113     Document Type: Review

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