Pre-operative fasting for intravenous conscious sedation used in dental treatment: Are conclusions based on relative risk management or evidence?

British Dental Journal

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 173-176

  McKenna, G ^a   Manton, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DENTAL CARE; DIET RESTRICTION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ANESTHESIA, DENTAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL CARE; FASTING; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 50149105494     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2008.692     Document Type: Note

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