A national survey of propofol infusion use by paediatric anaesthetists in Great Britain and Ireland

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-493

  Hill, Matthew ^a   Peat, William ^b   Courtman, Simon ^c  

^a ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuous infusion; Paediatric anaesthesia; Propofol

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRELAND; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; IRELAND; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PROPOFOL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42649136534     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02459.x     Document Type: Review

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