Acceleromyography improves detection of residual neuromuscular blockade in children

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 589-594

  Ansermino, J Mark ^a   Sanderson, Peter M ^a   Bevan, Joan C ^a,b   Bevan, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

ANAESTHESIA: paediatric; MONITORING: neuromuscular function; NEUROMUSCULAR RELAXANTS: complications, residual block

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0029747264     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011772     Document Type: Article

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