The reversal of profound mivacurium-induced neuromuscular blockade

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1128-1133

  Kao, Y James ^a   Le, Nhat D ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase, edrophonium, neostigmine; Enzymes, plasma cholinesterase; Neuromuscular relaxants, mivacurium

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; EDROPHONIUM; MIVACURIUM; NEOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOTOR NERVE BLOCK; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030484613     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011839     Document Type: Article

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