Propofol sedation during endoscopy in patients with cirrhosis, and utility of psychometric tests and critical flicker frequency in assessment of recovery from sedation

Endoscopy

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 400-405

  Sharma, P ^a   Singh, S ^b   Sharma, B C ^a   Kumar, M ^a   Garg, H ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Sarin, S K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF LIVER AND BILIARY SCIENCES   (India)

^b Department of Hepatology and Anesthesia ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LINE TRACING TEST; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST A; NUMBER CONNECTION TEST B; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; SEDATION; SERIAL DOTTING TEST; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; COGNITION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 79955566846     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1256182     Document Type: Article

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