A randomized, double-blind comparison of rocuronium, d-tubocurarine, and 'mini-dose' succinylcholine for preventing succinylcholine-induced muscle fasciculations

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 719-722

  Harvey, Susan C ^a   Roland, Patricia ^a   Bailey, Melinda K ^a   Tomlin, M Keith ^a   Williams, Andrea ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031656068     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199809000-00044     Document Type: Article

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