Increased sensitivity to rocuronium and atracurium in mitochondrial myopathy

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 781-784

  Finsterer, Josef ^a,b   Stratil, Ursula ^a   Bittner, Reginald ^a   Sporn, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; MIDAZOLAM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031769398     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012149     Document Type: Article

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