A comparison of the neuromuscular blocking effects and reversibility of cisatracurium and atracurium

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 744-748

  Carroll, M T ^a   Mirakhur, R K ^a   Lowry, D ^a   Glover, P ^a   Kerr, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonists, neostigmine; Neuromuscular relaxants, cisatracurium, atracurium, pharmacodynamics

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CISATRACURIUM; ISOFLURANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ATRACURIUM; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031845011     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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