Influence of equianaesthetic concentrations of nitrous oxide and isoflurane on regional cerebral blood flow, regional cerebral blood volume, and regional mean transit time in human volunteers

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 691-698

  Lorenz, I H ^a   Kolbitsch, C ^a   Hormann C ^a   Luger, T J ^a   Schocke, M ^a   Felber, S ^a   Zschiegner, F ^a   Hinteregger, M ^a   Kremser, C ^a   Benzer, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics gases, nitrous oxide; Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Brain, blood flow, regional mean transit time; Brain, blood volume; Humans

Indexed keywords

ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN REGION; BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; VASODILATATION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 17944373494     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/87.5.691     Document Type: Article

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