Cisatracurium versus vecuronium: A comparative, double blind, randomized, multicenter study in adult patients under propofol/fentanyl/N2O anesthesia

Minerva Anestesiologica

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 299-308

  Melloni, C ^a,i   Devivo, P ^b   Launo, C ^c   Mastronardi, P ^d   Novelli, G P ^e   Romano, E ^f   Tomasoni, G ^g   Vincenti, E ^h  

^a City Hospital   (Italy)

^b Anestesia and Resuscitation Unit   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^e CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g Civil Hospitals   (Italy)

^h Anestesia and Resuscitation Ospedale di Camposanpiero   (Italy)

ⁱ NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cisatracurium; Neuromuscular relaxants; Vecuronium

Indexed keywords

CISATRACURIUM; DIAZEPAM; FENTANYL; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGE; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ATRACURIUM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FENTANYL; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; KINETOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 33646854729     PISSN: 03759393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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