The effect of bolus administration of remifentanil on QTc interval during induction of sevoflurane anaesthesia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-351

  Kweon, T D ^a   Nam, S B ^a   Chang, C H ^a   Kim, M S ^b   Lee, J S ^a   Shin, C S ^a   June, D B ^a   Han, D W ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Veterans Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; QT PROLONGATION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGOSCOPY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 40549097837     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05372.x     Document Type: Article

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