Comparison of effects of anaesthesia with desflurane and enflurane on liver function

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-77

  Arslan, M ^a   Kurtipek, O ^a   Dogan, A T ^a   Unal Y ^a   Kizil, Y ^b   Nurlu, N ^c   Kamaci, S ^c   Kavutcu, M ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

^c Department of Biochemistry ^*

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Desflurane; Enflurane; Glutathione S transferase

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; ENFLURANE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; MALE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENFLURANE; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HUMANS; ISOFLURANE; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 62649097242     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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