Induction of anaesthesia: A guide to drug choice

Drugs

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 701-723

  Nathan, Nathalie ^a   Odin, Isabelle ^a  

^a DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG OVERDOSE; HALLUCINATION; HEART ARREST; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INJECTION PAIN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTUBATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; META ANALYSIS; NIGHTMARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VASODILATATION;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS; ANIMALS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COSTS; HUMANS;

EID: 34047225712     PISSN: 00126667     EISSN: 00126667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00003495-200767050-00005     Document Type: Review

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