Comparative evaluation of propofol 350 and 200mg for induction of anaesthesia in morbidly obese patients: A randomized double-blind pilot study

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 572-574

  Van Kralingen, Simone ^a,b   Diepstraten, Jeroen ^b   Van De Garde, Ewoudt M W ^b   Van Der Lely, Ary Jan ^b   Van Dongen, Eric P A ^b   Van Ramshorst, Bert ^b   Knibbe, Catherijne A J ^b,c  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care ^*  (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Morbid; Obesity; Propofol

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MORBID OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; OBESITY, MORBID; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPOFOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953735795     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e328335468a     Document Type: Article

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