A comparison of two depths of prolonged neuromuscular blockade induced by cisatracurium in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1735-1741

  Lagneau, Franck ^a   D'honneur, Gilles ^b   Plaud, Benoît ^c   Mantz, Jean ^d   Gillart, Thierry ^e   Duvaldestin, Philippe ^b   Marty, Jean ^a   Clyti, Nathalie ^f   Pourriat, Jean Louis ^g  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c FONDATION OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^d BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^e SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^f GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (France)

^g HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cisatracurium; Depth of blockade; Intensive care unit (ICU); Mechanical ventilation; Neuromuscular blockade; Train of four (TOF)

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ATRACURIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TIME; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HEMODYNAMICS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATRACURIUM; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036450787     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1508-y     Document Type: Article

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