Scandinavian clinical practice guidelines on general anaesthesia for emergency situations

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 922-950

  Jensen, A G ^a   Callesen, T ^b   Hagemo, J S ^c   Hreinsson, K ^d   Lund, V ^e   Nordmark, J ^f  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^d LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^e SATAKUNTA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ANTACID AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; ESMOLOL; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; SUGAMMADEX; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ACID SECRETION; AIR CONDITIONING; ANAPHYLAXIS; BREATHING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRICOID PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXHALATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTUBATION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OBESITY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT SAFETY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANDINAVIA; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STRESS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 77955251363     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2010.02277.x     Document Type: Review

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