Walking the tightrope between deep sedation and general anesthesia: By whom can this safely be done?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1344-1345

  Hummel, John D ^a   Elsayed Awad, Hamdy ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ABLATION THERAPY; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEEP SEDATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; NOTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DEEP SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 83655201416     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02151.x     Document Type: Note

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