Double-blind comparison of two doses of rocuronium and succinylcholine for rapid sequence intubation

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-382

  Weiss, Jonathan H ^a   Gratz, Irwin ^b   Goldberg, Michael E ^b   Afshar, Mehri ^b   Insinga, Frank ^b   Larijani, Ghassem ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intubation; Rapid sequence; Rocuronium bromide; Succinylcholine

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTANOLS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030746229     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00065-2     Document Type: Article

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