Comparison of the effects of desflurane and sevoflurane on the QTc interval and QT dispersion

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 459-464

  Silay, Emin ^a   Kati, Ismail ^a   Tekin, Murat ^a   Guler, Niyazi ^a   Huseyinoglu, Urfettin A ^a   Coskuner, Ismail ^a   Yagmur, Cihat ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Desflurane; QT dispersion; QTc interval; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYSTOLE;

EID: 26444613225     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.5.2004964     Document Type: Article

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