Impact of the intubation model on the efficacy of rocuronium during rapid sequence intubation: Systematic review of randomized trials

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 848-857

  Lysakowski, C ^a   Suppan, L ^a   Czarnetzki, C ^a   Tassonyi, E ^a   Tramer M R ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Propofol; Rocuronium; Succinylcholine; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTUBATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SEQUENCE INTUBATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PROPOFOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 34447339931     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01367.x     Document Type: Review

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