Propofol infusion in children: When does an anesthetic tool become an intensive care liability?

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 435-438

  Wolf, Andrew R ^a   Potter, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFUSION; INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; MITOCHONDRIA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROPOFOL; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 2942575889     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01332.x     Document Type: Editorial

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