Possible interaction between sevoflurane and Aloe vera

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1651-1654

  Lee, Anna ^a   Chui, Po Tong ^a   Aun, Cindy S T ^a   Gin, Tony ^a   Lau, Angel S C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Perioperative bleeding; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ALOE VERA; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ALOE; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHYL ETHERS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 4644250237     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E098     Document Type: Article

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