Blood flow and mivacurium-induced neuromuscular block at the orbicularis oculi and adductor pollicis muscles

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-28

  Abdulatif, M ^a,b   El Sanabary, M ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Blood, flow; Measurement techniques, flowmetry; Muscle skeletal; Muscle skeletal, blood flow; Neuromuscular block, measurement of response; Neuromuscular block, mivacurium

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; MIVACURIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THENAR;

EID: 0030742630     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.1.24     Document Type: Article

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