Atracurium is associated with postoperative residual curarization

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 766-769

  McCaul, C ^a   Tobin, E ^a   Boylan, J F ^a   McShane, A J ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Complications, morbidity; Complications, postoperative; Neuromuscular block, atracurium

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; PARALYSIS; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE RESIDUAL CURARIZATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURGICAL RISK; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0036841314     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/89.5.766     Document Type: Article

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