Do the pharmacokinetics of vecuronium change during prolonged administration in critically ill patients?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 715-719

  Segredo, Veronica ^a   Caldwell, James E ^a   Wright, Peter M C ^a,b   Sharma, Manohar L ^a   Gruenke, Larry D ^a   Miller, Ronald D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intensive care vecuronium; Neuromuscular block vecuronium; Pharmacokinetics vecuronium

Indexed keywords

VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031799335     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/80.6.715     Document Type: Article

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