Anesthetic management of an ALS patient with remifentanil

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1139-1142

  Umegaki, Hiroshi ^a   Tagami, Noriko ^a  

^a Umegaki Anesthesiology Clinic

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Anesthetic management; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; BULBAR PARALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPUTATION; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS OBLITERANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; METHYL ETHERS; PIPERIDINES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 52449084909     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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