Factorial design provides evidence to guide practice of anaesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 927-929

  Korttila, Kari ^a   Apfel, C C ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Factorial design; Meta analysis; Randomized

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; DEXAMETHASONE; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANESTHESIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 23044457841     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2005.00622.x     Document Type: Review

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