A dose-ranging study of rapacuronium in pediatric patients

Anesthesiology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1002-1009

  Meakin, George H ^a   Meretoja, Olli A ^b   Motsch, Johann ^b   Taivainen, Tomi ^b   Wirtavuori, Kari ^b   Schönstedt, Rüdiger ^b   Perkins, Russell ^b   McCluskey, Anthony ^b  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Muscle relaxants; Pediatric anesthesia; Tracheal intubation

Indexed keywords

RAPACURONIUM BROMIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0034082827     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200004000-00017     Document Type: Article

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