Propofol And The Risk Of Delirium: Exploring The Anticholinergic Properties Of Propofol

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 536-539

  Brown, Kristine E ^a   Mirrakhimov, Aibek E ^b   Yeddula, Kalpana ^b   Kwatra, Madan M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BENZATROPINE; CIMETIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; HALOTHANE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PHYSOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; RANITIDINE; SEVOFLURANE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGITATION; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANESTHETICS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DELIRIUM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROPOFOL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84883763604     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.06.027     Document Type: Article

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