Total intravenous anesthesia with propofol and remifentanil for video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy in patients with myasthenia gravis [12]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 256-257

  Ng, Ju Mei ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MORPHINE; PREDNISOLONE; PROPOFOL; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; DRUG INFUSION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LARYNGOSCOPY; LETTER; LIMB MOVEMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPIC THYMECTOMY; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 33745862758     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000215230.64071.A5     Document Type: Letter

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