Pharmacodynamic behaviour of rocuronium in the elderly

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 127-132

  Bevan, D R ^a,b   Fiset, P ^a,b   Balendran, P ^a,b   Law Min, J C ^a,b   Ratcliffe, A ^a,b   Donati, F ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

anaesthesia: geriatric; neuromuscular relaxants: rocuronium (ORG 9426)

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANDROSTANOLS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0027531604     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: 14968975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011309     Document Type: Article

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