A cross-over, post-electroconvulsive therapy comparison of clinical recovery from rocuronium versus succinylcholine

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 589-593

  Turkkal, Deniz Cihan ^a   Gokmen, Necati ^a   Yildiz, Aysegul ^a   Iyilikci, Leyla ^a   Gokel, Erol ^a   Sagduyu, Kemal ^b,c   Gunerli, Ali ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Neuromuscular blocking drugs: rocuronium, succinylcholine

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; NEOSTIGMINE; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TONGUE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTANOLS; ATROPINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57649088467     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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