Use of low-dose rocuronium for intubation of children during volunteer surgery abroad

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 648-652

  Politis, George D ^a   Brill, Judith ^b   Jones, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Infant; Intratracheal intubation; Medical missions; Neuromuscular blockade

Indexed keywords

HALOTHANE; PLACEBO; ROCURONIUM; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BREATHING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LARYNGOSCOPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; AGE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; LARYNX SPASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAFETY; SURGERY; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HALOTHANE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LARYNGISMUS; LARYNGOSCOPY; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; OXYGEN; PLACEBOS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27744525088     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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