Priming with rocuronium accelerates neuromuscular block in children: A prospective randomized study

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 538-543

  Bock, Matthias ^a   Haselmann, Lars ^b   Böttiger, Bernd W ^b   Motsch, Johann ^b  

^a General Hospital of Bozen   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACCELEROMETRY; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTIVE SURGERY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 34447621613     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03022317     Document Type: Article

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