Low dose mivacurium is less effective than succinylcholine in electroconvulsive therapy

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-51

  Cheam, Eddy W S ^a   Critchley, Lester A H ^a   Chui, P T ^a   Yap, Jackie C M ^a   Ha, Vicki W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIVACURIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0033009981     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03012514     Document Type: Article

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