Dose of alfentanil needed to obtain optimal intubation conditions during rapid-sequence induction of anaesthesia with thiopentone and rocuronium

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 604-610

  Abou Arab, M H ^a   Heier, Tom ^a   Caldwell, J E ^b  

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesics opioid, alfentanil; Induction, anaesthesia; Intubation, tracheal tube

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; MIDAZOLAM; OXYGEN; PHENYLEPHRINE; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALFENTANIL; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 34250375220     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem064     Document Type: Article

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