Anaesthetic considerations for patients receiving photodynamic therapy in head and neck surgery

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-229

  Theodossy, T ^a   Chapman, M ^b   Mitchell, V ^b   Hopper, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia general; Head and neck neoplasms, surgery, palliative treatment; Photochemotherapy; Photosensitizing agents

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DICLOFENAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; REMIFENTANIL; TETRAKIS(3 HYDROXYPHENYL)CHLORIN;

BURN; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MAXILLOFACIAL DISORDER; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PULSE OXIMETER; RED LIGHT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN PROTECTION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 33846952487     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021506001402     Document Type: Review

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