Prophylactic Esmolol Infusion for the Control of Cardiovascular Responses to Extubation after Intracranial Surgery

• Main Authors: Lim, S. H., Chin, N. M., Tai, H. Y., Wong, M., LIN, Ting Kwong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2000
• Subjects: Econometrics; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/291
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Emergence from general anaesthesia and extubation are often accompanied by significant surges in heart rate and blood pressure. To document these changes and the efficacy of low-dose beta-blocker infusions in ameliorating these rises, we undertook a descriptive dose-ranging study comparing the use o...