Central apnoea after balanced general anaesthesia that included dexmedetomidine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 773-775

  Ho, A M H ^a   Chen, S ^a   Karmakar, M K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agonists, 2 adrenergic; Complications, apnoea; Complications, respiratory failure; Opiates; Premedication, dexmedetomidine

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CYSTOCELE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROCELE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY;

EID: 28844506309     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei263     Document Type: Article

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