Prolonged mivacurium infusion in young and elderly adults

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 955-962

  Goudsouzian, Nishan ^a   Chakravorti, Sephali ^b   Denman, William ^a   Schwartz, Ann ^a   Yang, Hong Seuk ^a   Cook, D Ryan ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIVACURIUM; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TWITCH; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0031468966     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03011967     Document Type: Article

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