The effect of inhalational anaesthetics on QTc interval

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-174

  Karagöz, Ayşe H ^a   Basgul, E ^a   Celiker, V ^a   Aypar, U ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics; Arrhythmias; Inhalation, halothane, isoflurane, sevoflurane; Long QT syndrome, drug induced

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREMEDICATION; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18844365705     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026502150500030X     Document Type: Article

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