Muscle relaxant use for tracheal intubation in pediatric anaesthesia: A survey of clinical practice in Germany

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Nauheimer, D ^a   Fink, H ^b   Fuchs Buder, Th ^c   Geldner, G ^a   Hofmockel, R ^d   Ulm, K ^b   Wallek, B ^b   Blobner, M ^b  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular blocking drugs; Pediatric anesthesia; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALCURONIUM; ATRACURIUM; CISATRACURIUM; MIVACURIUM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GERMANY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; ISOQUINOLINES; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 60349096551     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02803.x     Document Type: Article

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