Influence of atracurium on the diaphragm mean action potential conduction velocity in canines

Anesthesiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 855-862

  Goldman, Ernesto ^a   Sinderby, Christer ^b,e   Lindström, Lars ^c   Grassino, Alex ^d  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diaphragm paralysis; Neuromuscular relaxants; Sonomicrometry

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; MIVACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROCURONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DOG; ELECTROMYOGRAM; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032963555     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199903000-00029     Document Type: Article

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