Rocuronium pretreatment reduces suxamethonium-induced myalgia: Comparison with vecuronium

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 526-529

  Findlay M, G P ^a,b   Spittal, J ^a,c  

^a Royal Air Force Wroughton   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c Princess Mary's Hospital   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Complications, myalgia; Neuromuscular block, rocuronium; Neuromuscular block, suxamethonium; Neuromuscular block, vecuronium

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; KETOROLAC; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENT; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0029972773     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.4.526     Document Type: Article

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