Electromyographic facial nerve monitoring during resection for acoustic neurinoma under moderate to profound levels of peripheral neuromuscular blockade

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 612-615

  Brauer, M ^a   Knuettgen, D ^b   Quester, R ^b   Doehn, M ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b KRANKENHAUS MERHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Cranial nerves; Neuromuscular relaxants; Resection of acoustic neurinoma

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT MONITORING;

EID: 0029827411     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003643-199611000-00012     Document Type: Article

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