Propofol 6% as sedative in children under 2 years of age following major craniofacial surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 630-635

  Prins, S A ^a   Peeters, M Y M ^b   Houmes, R J ^a   van Dijk, M ^a   Knibbe, C A J ^b   Danhof, M ^c   Tibboel, D ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Safety; Sedation, postoperative

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VECURONIUM;

AGE; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; BLOOD GAS; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 18144387957     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei104     Document Type: Article

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