Emergence in Elderly Patient Undergoing General Anesthesia with Xenon

Introduction. It is a consensus that the postoperative cognitive function is impaired in elderly patients after general anaesthesia, and such category patient takes more time to recover. Xenon is a noble gas with anesthetic properties mediated by antagonism of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. With a...

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Main Authors: Maria Sanfilippo, Ahmed Abdelgawwad Wefki Abdelgawwad Shousha, Antonella Paparazzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/736790
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