Use of remifentanil and alfentanil in endotracheal intubation: A comparative study

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-65

  Imani, Farnad ^a   Alebouyeh, Mahmoud Reza ^a   Taghipour Anvari, Zahra ^a   Hamid Reza Faiz, Seyyed ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Endotracheal intubation; Propofol; Remifentanil

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900798576     PISSN: 22287523     EISSN: 22287531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.22287523.2130     Document Type: Article

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