Muscle relaxation and depth of anaesthesia: Where is the missing link?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 456-460

  Bonhomme, Vincent ^a   Hans, P ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Regional de La Citadelle   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLODEXTRIN; ISOFLURANE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE BRAIN LEVEL; ALGORITHM; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; BISPECTRAL INDEX; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG METABOLISM; EDITORIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENTROPY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPNOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; STEADY STATE;

EID: 34548674677     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem243     Document Type: Editorial

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