Rapid sequence induction for appendectomies: A retrospective case-review analysis

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 330-336

  Istvan, Juraj ^a,b   Belliveau, Marc ^a   Donati, François ^a  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; FENTANYL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; OXYGEN;

ACID ASPIRATION; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CORMACK GRADE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CRICOID PRESSURE; DRUG CHOICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LARYNGOSCOPY; LARYNX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLAMPATI SCORE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PREOXYGENATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SEQUENCE INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; BLOOD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; APPENDECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; OXYGEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953289648     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-009-9260-1     Document Type: Article

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