Alfentanil is comparable to remifentanil in preventing withdrawal movement following rocuronium injection

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Kim, Jin Hee ^a   Kim, Jang Hyun ^a   Han, Sung Hee ^b   Hwang, Jung Won ^b   Oh, Ah Young ^b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alfentanil; Remifentanil; Rocuronium; Withdrawal movement

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WITHDRAWAL MOV; WITHDRAWAL MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ALFENTANIL; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; COUGH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PIPERIDINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 60049087264     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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