Clinical assessment of propofol-induced yawning with heart rate variability: a pilot study

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-29

  Tsou, Chih Hsiang ^a,b   Kao, Tsair ^b   Fan, Kuo Tung ^c   Wang, Jia Horng ^d   Luk, Hsiang Ning ^c   Koenig, Heidi M ^e  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Propofol; Yawning

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; YAWNING;

ADJUVANTS, ANESTHESIA; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YAWNING;

EID: 40749123685     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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