Neuromuscular monitoring and postoperative residual curarisation: A meta-analysis

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 302-316

  Naguib, M ^a   Kopman, A F ^b   Ensor, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL MANHATTAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications, postoperative; Meta analysis, postoperative residual curarisation; Monitoring, neuromuscular function; Neuromuscular block

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CISATRACURIUM; GALLAMINE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; ROCURONIUM; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG USE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; META ANALYSIS; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 34247880353     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael386     Document Type: Article

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