Acupuncture therapy for prevention of emergence delirium in children undergoing general anesthesia

Medical Acupuncture

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Kundu, Anjana ^a   Jimenez, Nathalia ^a   Lynn, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Children; Emergence Delirium; General Anesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PROPOFOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77953443821     PISSN: 19336586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acu.2008.0615     Document Type: Article

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