Pretreatment of rocuronium reduces the frequency and severity of etomidate-induced myoclonus

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 601-604

  Choi, Jae Moon ^a   Choi, In Cheol ^a   Jeong, Yong Bo ^a   Kim, Tae Hee ^a   Hahm, Kyung Don ^a  

^a Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bispectral index; Etomidate; Myoclonus; Rocuronium

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BISPECTRAL INDEX; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CENTER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYOCLONUS; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SOUTH KOREA; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 57649093605     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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