QT interval and QT dispersion during the induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation: A comparison of remifentanil and fentanyl

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-165

  Cafiero, T ^a   di Minno, R M ^a   di Iorio, C ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intratracheal intubation; Long QT syndrome; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; REMIFENTANIL;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; QT DISPERSION; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79953119362     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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