Pre-preparation of succinylcholine: Significant waste for questionable benefit

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-212

  Gurung, Anek M ^a   Tomlinson, Andy ^b  

^a DIANA PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANESTHESIA MECHANISM; ANESTHESIOLOGY; APNEA; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG COST; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MEDICATION ERROR; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PREMEDICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGISMUS; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 1342326376     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03701.x     Document Type: Editorial

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