Prospective comparison of sevoflurane and desflurane in formerly premature infants undergoing inguinal herniotomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 774-778

  Sale, Steven M ^a,b   Read, J A ^a   Stoddart, P A ^a   Wolf, A R ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric, newborn; Anaesthesia, paediatric, premature; Anaesthetics volatile, desflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; BUPIVACAINE; DESFLURANE; PARACETAMOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HERNIOTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGUINAL HERNIA; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMATURITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33646882332     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael100     Document Type: Article

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