Penehcyclidine and awareness during anaesthesia: Caution with zero numerators

Anaesthesia

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-135

  Pandit, J J ^a   Picton, P ^b   Mashour, G A ^b  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PENEHCYCLIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOREBRAIN; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE AWARENESS; QUINUCLIDINES;

EID: 84872203543     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12114     Document Type: Review

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