The use of mini-dose suxamethonium to facilitate the insertion of a laryngeal mask airway

Anaesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 686-689

  Ho, K M ^a   Chui, P T ^b  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

equipment; laryngeal mask airway; neuromuscular relaxants; suxamethonium

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LARYNGEAL MASK; LIMB MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWALLOWING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PLACEBOS; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 0032864469     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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