Detection of causal relationships between factors influencing adverse side-effects from anaesthesia and convalescence following surgery: A path analytical approach

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 434-442

  Reuter, Martin ^a   Hueppe, M ^b   Klotz, K F ^b   Beckhoff, M ^b   Hennig, J ^a   Netter, P ^a   Schmucker, P ^b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Anaesthetics, inhalational, isoflurane, nitrous oxide; Anaesthetics, intravenous, propofol; Data collection, interviews; Patient satisfaction; Surgical procedures, operative, preoperative care

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROUS OXIDE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL;

EID: 3042786385     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504006040     Document Type: Article

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