Narcotrend-assisted propofol/remifentanil anaesthesia vs clinical practice: Does it make a difference?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 686-693

  Rundshagen, I ^a   Hardt, T ^a   Cortina, K ^b   Pragst, F ^a   Fritzsche, T ^a   Spies, C ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, depth; Anaesthesia, general; Anaesthetics i.v., propofol; Analgesics opioids, remifentanil; Equipment, monitors

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONITOR; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BLOOD; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, COMBINED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38449098872     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem231     Document Type: Article

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