Sevoflurane sedation in infants - A fine line between sedation and general anesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-2

  Ng, Agnes ^a  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; CARBON DIOXIDE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARAMETER; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; SEDATION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYL ETHERS;

EID: 13244273693     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01508.x     Document Type: Editorial

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