Sedation for electrophysiological procedures

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 781-790

  Thomas, Stuart P ^a   Thakkar, Jay ^a   Kovoor, Pramesh ^a   Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^a   Ross, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ablation; anesthesia; arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; cardioversion; defibrillator; electrophysiology; pacing; pulmonary vein isolation; sedation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NALBUPHINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; PETHIDINE; PIRITRAMIDE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SUFENTANIL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANESTHESIA LEVEL; BREATHING; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEDATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; PAIN; PROCEDURES;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PAIN;

EID: 84902535672     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pace.12370     Document Type: Review

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