Precurarization and priming: A theoretical analysis of safety and timing

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1253-1256

  Kopman, Aaron F ^a   Khan, Nabeel A ^a   Neuman, George G ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034763728     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200111000-00042     Document Type: Article

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