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General Anesthesia

Known as: General Anesthesia Procedure, general anaesthesia, General Anesthesias 
A temporary loss of feeling and a complete loss of awareness that feels like a very deep sleep. It is caused by special drugs or other substances… 
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Anesthesia proceduresComatoseGas Dosage FormGeneral Anesthesia [PE]

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Anesthesia, Closed-CircuitAnesthesia, Inhalation

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systemic administration

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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Optimal anti-emetic dose of granisetron for preventing post-operative nausea and vomiting
In order to determine the optimal effective dose of granisetron for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting, the drug was… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Double-blind Comparison of Patient Recovery after Induction with Propofol or Thiopentone for Day-case Relaxant General Anaesthesia
Postoperative recovery after induction with either propofol or thiopentone has been compared in forty ASA I unpremedicated day… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Assisted ventilation. 2. Indications for mechanical ventilation.
Mechanical ventilation comprises all types of artificial ventilation in which a mechanical device is used to replace or aid the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Effect of general anaesthesia on transient lower oesophageal sphincter relaxations in the dog.
This report investigates the hypothesis that gastro-oesophageal flow is modulated by central nervous activity. The hypothesis was… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Effect of lumbar epidural anaesthesia on plasma Cortisol levels in children
RésuméLes modifications de la cortisolémie pendant les 24 premieres heures postoperatoires après chirurgie abdominale basse ou… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Clinical study of so-called unconscious perception during general anaesthesia.
Ninety-one patients undergoing biliary tract surgery were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups in which different… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Recognition of words presented during general anaesthesia.
Occasionally, patients report memories (‘awareness’) for events occurring during anaesthesia. The experience can be disturbing… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Monocyte Functions are Depressed during and after Surgery under General Anaesthesia but not under Epidural Anaesthesia
Monocyte functions have been investigated in 18 patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty performed under either general… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE LYMPHOPENIA AND GRANULOCYTOSIS BY EPIDURAL ANALGESIA
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
The effect of stressful diagnostic studies and surgery on anterior pituitary hormone release in man.
The hormonal response of the anterior pituitary was studied in 10 normal males undergoing treadmill exercise testing, in 5 male… 
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