Clinical analysis of the flexor hallucis brevis as an alternative site for monitoring neuromuscular block from mivacurium

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 383-387

  Kern, Steven E ^a   Johnson, Joel O ^a   Joseph A, Orr ^a   Westenskow, Dwayne R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adductor pollicis; Flexor hallucis brevis; mivacurium; Monitoring; Neuromuscular block; Neuromuscular relaxants; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

MIVACURIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030842512     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00066-4     Document Type: Article

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