Mivacurium when preceded by pancuronium becomes a long-acting muscle relaxant

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 562-565

  Erkola, Olli ^a   Rautoma, Pekka ^a   Meretoja, Olli A ^a,b  

^a Maria Hospital   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular block: duration of action; interaction; recovery; Neuromuscular blocking agents: mivacurium; pancuronium

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; MIVACURIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PANCURONIUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029930307     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199603000-00011     Document Type: Article

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