Nitrous oxide sedation reduces discomfort caused by atrial defibrillation shocks

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 485-491

  Ujhelyi, Michael ^a,e   Hoyt, Robert H ^b   Burns, Kris ^b   Fishman, Royce S ^c   Musley, Shailesh ^a   Silverman, Michael H ^d  

^a Medtronic   (United States)

^b IOWA HEART CENTER   (United States)

^c AGA Linde Healthcare   (United States)

^d Biostrategics Inc   (United States)

^e MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Atrial fibrillation; Defibrillation; Pain; Sedation

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAKEFULNESS;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1842843864     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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