Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1577-1582 , November 2006

Comparison of a Bolus of Fentanyl With an Infusion of Alfentanil During Target-Controlled Propofol Infusion in Third Molar Extraction Under Conscious Sedation

  • Hyun J. Kwak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
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  • Ji Y. Kim, MD

      Affiliations

    • Lecturer, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
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  • Young L. Kwak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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  • Won S. Park, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Fellow, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
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  • Kyung C. Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Lee: Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, 1198 Guwol-dong Namdong-gu, Incheon 405-760, Korea

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PII: S0278-2391(06)01396-6

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.112

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 11 , Pages 1577-1582 , November 2006

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