Post-tetanic count and train-of-four responses during neuromuscular block produced by vecuronium and infusion of nicardipine

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 340-342

  Saitoh, Y ^a   Narumi, Y ^a   Fujii, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium channel block, nicardipine; Neuromuscular block, measurement of response; Neuromuscular block, vecuronium

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HYDROXYZINE; NICARDIPINE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TETANY;

EID: 0032811999     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.2.340     Document Type: Article

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