Significance of the injection timing of ephedrine to reduce the onset time of rocuronium

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 856-860

  Han, D W ^a   Chun, D H ^a   Kweon, T D ^a   Shin, Y S ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPHEDRINE; ROCURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TIME;

ADULT; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG SYNERGISM; EPHEDRINE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 46749114015     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05497.x     Document Type: Article

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