Journal article
Multicenter Study of General Anesthesia. I. Design and Patient Demography
Abstract
A prospective randomized clinical trial of enflurane, fentanyl, halothane, and isoflurane is described. The 17,201 patients were stratified into two groups (preanesthetic medication and no preanesthetic medication) and were randomized to one of four study agents: enflurane, fentanyl, halothane, and isoflurane. Fifteen university-affiliated hospitals in the United States and Canada participated. All patients were first assessed preoperatively. …
Authors
Forrest JB; Rehder K; Goldsmith CH; Cahalan MK; Levy WJ; Strunin L; Bota W; Boucek CD; Cucchiara RF; Dhamee S
Journal
Anesthesiology, Vol. 72, No. 2, pp. 252–261
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
February 1, 1990
DOI
10.1097/00000542-199002000-00008
ISSN
0003-3022