Effect of isoflurane and sevoflurane on the magnitude and time course of neuromuscular block produced by vecuronium, pancuronium and atracurium

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-395

  Vanlinthout, L E H ^a   Booij, L H D J ^a   Van Egmond, J ^a   Robertson, E N ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Anaesthetics volatile, sevoflurane; Measurement techniques, electromyography; Measurement techniques, mechanomyography; Neuromuscular block, atracurium; Neuromuscular block, pancuronium; Neuromuscular block, vecuronium

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; ISOFLURANE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PANCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030032457     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/76.3.389     Document Type: Article

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