Remifentanil or alfentanil for endotracheal intubation

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-278

  Bilotta, Federico ^a   Rosa, Giovanni ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Intratracheal; Intubation; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900792807     PISSN: 22287523     EISSN: 22287531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/AAPM.3465     Document Type: Letter

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