Oxygen saturation decreases acutely when opioids are given during anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 661-663

  Drummond, G B ^a   Lafferty, B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE;

AIR; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BREATHING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; LARYNGEAL MASK; LETTER; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETER; RECORDING;

EID: 77951275142     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq076     Document Type: Letter

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