Equi-MAC concentrations of halothane and isoflurane do not produce similar bispectral index values

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-96

  Umamaheswara Rao, Ganne S ^a   Ali, Zulfiqar ^a   Ramamoorthy, Madhusudan ^a   Patil, Jayaprakash ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Depth of anesthesia; Halothane; Isoflurane; Minimum alveolar concentration; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SPINE;

EID: 34247161697     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANA.0b013e31803062f9     Document Type: Article

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