Distorted perception of smell by volatile agents facilitated inhalational induction of anesthesia

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 98-101

  Fukumoto, Masatoshi ^a   Arima, Hajime ^a   Ito, Sari ^a   Takeuchi, Naoko ^a   Nakano, Hiroshi ^a  

^a Okazaki City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Facemask; Inhalational induction; Sevoflurane; Troposmia

Indexed keywords

BROMAZEPAM; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODOR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SMELLING DISORDER; TROPOSMIA;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; NITROUS OXIDE; OLFACTION DISORDERS; PERCEPTION; SMELL; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; SUGGESTION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 13944282611     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01408.x     Document Type: Article

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