Comparison of desflurane with sevoflurane for the incidence of oculocardiac reflex in children undergoing strabismus surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 262-265

  Oh, A Y ^a   Yun, M J ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Kim, H S ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, desflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Children; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATROPINE; DESFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; THIOPENTAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; OCULOCARDIAC REFLEX; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRABISMUS SURGERY;

EID: 34547890670     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem145     Document Type: Article

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