Remifentanil does not impair left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in young healthy patients

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 573-579

  Bolliger, D ^a   Seeberger, M D ^a   Kasper, J ^a   Skarvan, K ^a   Seeberger, E ^a   Lurati Buse, G ^a   Buser, P ^a   Filipovic, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

analgesics opioid, remifentanil; heart, myocardial function; monitoring, echocardiography

Indexed keywords

REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PRELOAD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFUSION RATE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SYSTOLE; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 79952919319     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq414     Document Type: Article

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