A mixture of mivacurium and rocuronium is comparable in clinical onset to succinycholine

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 486-490

  Stevens, James B ^a   Shepherd, John M ^b   Vories, Patricia A ^b   Walker, Steven C ^b   Vescovo, M Valerie ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intubation; mivacurium; rocuronium; succinylcholine; synergy

Indexed keywords

MIVACURIUM; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030249581     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0952-8180(96)00108-0     Document Type: Article

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