Endoscopist-administered propofol: A retrospective safety study

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 617-620

  Morse, John W I ^a,b   Fowler, Sharyle A ^c   Morse, Amy L ^c  

^a Stanton Territorial Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Gastroscopy; Propofol; Sedation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLONOSCOPY; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTESTINE ENDOSCOPY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 51449094859     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2008/265465     Document Type: Article

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