Rapid awaking after administration of neostigmine in an elderly neurosurgical patient with prolonged recovery from general anaesthesia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 700-701

  Inoue, S ^a   Shinohara, K ^a   Kawaguchi, M ^a   Furuya, H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NEOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GERIATRIC ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; WAKEFULNESS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOSTIGMINE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 77958171445     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq282     Document Type: Letter

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