Pharmacokinetic analysis of the effect of vecuronium in surgical patients: Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling without plasma concentrations

Anesthesiology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 874-884

  Warwick, Neil R ^a   Graham, Carry G ^b   Torda, Thomas A ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biophase; Electromyography; Neuromuscular blocker; Nonlinear regression

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; TEMAZEPAM; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 0031896791     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199804000-00005     Document Type: Article

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