Increased cis-atracurium requirements during prolonged administration to a child

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-84

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFANT; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030887343     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03014329     Document Type: Article

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