The effects of a single bolus of remifentanil on corrected QT interval change during sevoflurane induction

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-338

  Kim, Eun Sung ^a   Chang, Hae Wone ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Laryngeal mask airway; QTc; Remifentanil; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; METHYL ETHERS; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 79952789128     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.2.333     Document Type: Article

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