Cardiac rhythm and left ventricular function of infants at 1 MAC sevoflurane and halothane

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 540-546

  Saudan, Sonja ^a   Beghetti, Maurice ^a   Spahr Schopfer, Isabelle ^a   Mamie, Chantal ^a   Habre, Walid ^a,b  

^a Children's Hospital of Geneva   (Switzerland)

^b Geneva Children's University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Atropine; Children; Hemodynamics; Inhalation; Volatile agents

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HALOTHANE; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34248153167     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02174.x     Document Type: Article

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