Undiagnosed myasthenia gravis unmasked by neuromuscular blockade

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 727-730

  Dunsire, M F ^a,b   Clarke, S G ^a   Stedmon, J J ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, myasthenia gravis; Complications, thymoma; Measurement technique, neuromuscular block; Neuromuscular block, vecuronium

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; CEFOTETAN; DROPERIDOL; EDROPHONIUM CHLORIDE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; ISOFLURANE; MORPHINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BREATHING; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DESTRUCTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 0035039948     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.5.727     Document Type: Article

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