Epidurally administered mepivacaine delays recovery of train-of-four ratio from vecuronium-induced neuromuscular block

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 721-725

  Suzuki, T ^a   Mizutani, H ^a   Ishikawa, K ^a   Miyake, E ^a   Saeki, S ^a   Ogawa, S ^a  

^a SURUGADAI NIHON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetics local, mepivacaine; Monitoring, neuromuscular function; Neuromuscular block, vecuronium; Neuromuscular transmission

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; FENTANYL; MEPIVACAINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MEPIVACAINE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 38449120609     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem253     Document Type: Article

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