What is the role of neuromuscular blocking drugs in ambulatory anesthesia?

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 635-639

  Cutter, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory anesthesia; Muscle relaxants

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LIDOCAINE; MIVACURIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PANCURONIUM; PROPOFOL; RAPACURONIUM BROMIDE; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

AMBULATORY SURGERY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANESTHESIA; BRONCHOSPASM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EYE SURGERY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MASK; LARYNGOSCOPY; MORBIDITY; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VOMITING;

EID: 0036928171     PISSN: 09527907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200212000-00006     Document Type: Review

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