Dexmedetomidine sedation during cataract surgery under regional anaesthesia [9]

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 448-

  Ayoglu, H ^a   Altunkaya, H ^a   Ozer, Y ^a   Yapakci, O ^a   Ozkocak, I ^a   Oz, O ^a   Alpay, A ^a   Ugurbas, S H ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MIDAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BOLUS INJECTION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 34548206208     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem226     Document Type: Letter

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