Awareness during anesthesia: A problem without solutions?

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 624-628

  Leslie, K ^a,b   Davidson, A J ^b,c,d  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Anesthesia, intravenous; Anesthetics, inhalation; Awareness; Memory

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; AWARENESS; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTANESTHESIA CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS;

EID: 77954985564     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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