Residual curarization in the recovery room after vecuronium

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 394-395

  Baillard, C ^a,c   Gehan, G ^a   Reboul Marty, J ^b   Larmignat, P ^a   Samama, C M ^a   Cupa, M ^a  

^a University Hospital   (France)

^b School of Medicine   (France)

^c AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Monitoring, neuromuscular function; Neuromuscular block, measurement of response; Neuromuscular block, vecuronium

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEOSTIGMINE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; TRACHEA; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0033997696     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bja.a013445     Document Type: Article

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