Spontaneous movements associated with rocuronium: Is pain on injection the cause?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 382-383

  Borgeat, A ^a   Kwiatkowski, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular block, rocuronium; Pain, injection

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELBOW; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WRIST;

EID: 0030772515     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/79.3.382     Document Type: Article

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