Comparison of four strategies to reduce the pain associated with intravenous administration of rocuronium

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-379

  Chiarella, A B ^a   Jolly, D T ^a   Houston, C M ^a   Clanachan, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics rocuronium; Injection pain; Osmolality; pH

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; ROCURONIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION PAIN; INJECTION SITE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSMOLALITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0037335612     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeg054     Document Type: Article

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