Use of peripheral nerve stimulators to monitor patients with neuromuscular blockade in the ICU

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 449-454

  Kleinpell, Ruth ^a   Bedrosian, Charlene ^a   McCormick, Lisa ^a   Kremer, Mike ^a   Bujalski, Lisa ^a   Bronsted, Rebecca ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NURSING; PERIPHERAL NERVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CRITICAL CARE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030280712     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc1996.5.6.449     Document Type: Article

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