Making 1 + 1 = 3: Improving sedation through drug synergy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-217

  Cohen, Lawrence B ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL;

AMNESIA; ANALGESIA; COLONOSCOPY; CONVALESCENCE; COOPERATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MONOTHERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STENT;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HUMANS;

EID: 79551670392     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2010.10.027     Document Type: Editorial

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