A choice of anesthesia technique for cost-effectiveness and environmental protection: Target controlled infusion-total intravenous anesthesia

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-196

  Wong, Chih Shung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG CHOICE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; QUALITY CONTROL; TAIWAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POLLUTION;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HUMANS; PROPOFOL;

EID: 39549113488     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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