Prolonged (more than ten hours) neuromuscular blockade after cardiac surgery: Report of two cases

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-93

  Olivieri, Lori ^a   Plourde, Gilles ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; APROTININ; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; INSULIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM; MILRINONE; MORPHINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PANCURONIUM; PROTAMINE; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SUFENTANIL; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 14944378850     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03018587     Document Type: Article

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