Can final EMG baseline be used as a reference to calculate neuromuscular recovery?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 492-496

  Meretoja, O A ^a,c   Theroux, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baseline; Calibration; Children; Mivacurium; Muscle relaxants; Neuromuscular monitoring, Electromyography

Indexed keywords

MIVACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030939463     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1997.tb04729.x     Document Type: Article

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