Effects of sevoflurane and propofol on the nociceptive withdrawal reflex and on the H reflex

Anesthesiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-81

  Baars, Jan H ^a   Mager, René ^b   Dankert, Katharina ^a   Hackbarth, Mark ^a   Von Dincklage, Falk ^a   Rehberg, Benno ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Campus Mitte ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 67650094018     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: 15281175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181a4c706     Document Type: Article

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