Changes in plasma phenytoin level following craniotomy

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 403-406

  Yeh, J S ^a   Dhir, J S ^a   Green, A L ^a   Bodiwala, D ^a   Brydon, H L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsant prophylaxis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHENYTOIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES;

EID: 33847116730     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690601101440     Document Type: Article

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