Prospective randomised double-blind comparative study of rocuronium and pancuronium in adult patients scheduled for elective 'fast-track' cardiac surgery involving hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-271

  Thomas, R ^a   Smith, D ^a   Strike, P ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular block: pancuronium, rocuronium; Surgery: cardiovascular

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; APROTININ; CEFUROXIME; DICLOFENAC; DOMPERIDONE; HEPARIN; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE; ROCURONIUM; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; SIDE EFFECT; THUMB;

AGED; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PANCURONIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037338996     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.30362.x     Document Type: Article

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