Consensus guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in critically ill children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 881-887

  Playfor, Stephen ^a   Jenkins, Ian ^a   Boyles, Carolyne ^a   Choonara, Imti ^a   Davies, Gerald ^a   Haywood, Tim ^a   Hinson, Gillian ^a   Mayer, Anton ^a   Morton, Neil ^a   Ralph, Tanya ^a   Wolf, Andrew ^a  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Neuromuscular blockade; Paediatric intensive care

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; CISATRACURIUM; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ANALGESIA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELPHI STUDY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

ANDROSTANOLS; ATRACURIUM; CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PANCURONIUM; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 34547682133     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02313.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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