QT interval changes during isoflurane and halothane anaesthesia in adults

Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-181

  Grover, Vinod K ^a   Mathew, Preethy J ^a   Mahajan, Rajesh ^a   Chari, Pramila ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Halothane; Inhalational anaesthesia; Isoflurane; QT interval

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; HALOTHANE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVENING DOSAGE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MORNING DOSAGE; PREMEDICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 45349102104     PISSN: 09709185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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