Prolonged neuromuscular damage following cortico-steroids and muscle-relaxants

Harefuah

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1030-1032+1086

  Sharabi, Y ^a   Segal, E ^a   Grossman, E ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Neuro muscular blocking agents; Paralysis; Steroids, adverse effect

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PNEUMONIA; QUADRIPLEGIA;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PANCURONIUM; PARALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; REFLEX; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TENDONS;

EID: 0034659064     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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