Comparison of xenon with propofol for supplementary general anaesthesia for knee replacement: A randomized study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-159

  Rasmussen, L S ^a   Schmehl, W ^b   Jakobsson, J ^c  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b Linde Gas Therapeutics   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics gases, xenon; Recovery, cognitive; Recovery, postoperative; Tests, neuropsychological

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BUPIVACAINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DAK; MIDAZOLAM MALEATE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PROPOFOL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL CITRATE; XENON; ANESTHETIC AGENT; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TIME; VITAL SIGN; ANESTHESIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; ANESTHETICS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; XENON;

EID: 33747370143     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael141     Document Type: Article

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