Intravenous conscious sedation for dental treatment: Am I my brother's keeper?

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 645-647

  Strunin, L ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIST; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL HEALTH; DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OXYGEN DELIVERY DEVICE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR; TOOTH EXTRACTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 34250635916     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05177.x     Document Type: Editorial

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