Clinical trials of monitoring in anaesthesia, critical care and acute ward care: A review

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-45

  Young, Duncan ^a   Griffiths, J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trials; Monitoring, cardiopulmonory

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NALOXONE; OXYGEN;

ANESTHESIA; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CAPNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MONITOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER; PULSE OXIMETRY; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; WARD;

EID: 33745713035     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael107     Document Type: Review

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