A comparison of propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia for percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression [1]

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-235

  Bilotta, Federico ^a,b   Spinelli, F ^b   Centola, G ^b   Caramia, R ^b   Rosa, G ^b  

^a University La Sapienza ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BALLOON CATHETER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

EID: 18844392633     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-200503000-00012     Document Type: Letter

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