Remifentanil plus low-dose midazolam for outpatient sedation in transesophageal echocardiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-329

  Renna, Maurizio ^a   Chung, Robin ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Maguire, Carol ^a   Mullen, Michael J ^a   Chambers, John ^b   Henein, Michael Y ^c  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Midazolam; Remifentanil; Sedation; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RECOVERY ROOM; SCORING SYSTEM; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 68049110348     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.034     Document Type: Article

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