Neuromuscular blockade, reversal agent use, and operating room time: Retrospective analysis of US inpatient surgeries

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 943-950

  Zhang, Bin ^a   Hepner, David ^b   Tran, Mary Helen ^c   Friedman, Mark ^a   Korn, Jonathan R ^a   Menzin, Joseph ^a  

^a Boston Health Economics Inc   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular block agents; Operation room time; Reversal agents; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CISATRACURIUM; EDROPHONIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; ROCURONIUM; VECURONIUM;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROSURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORAX SURGERY; TIME; UNITED STATES; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENT SELECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TIME FACTORS; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 67649352734     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007990902769054     Document Type: Article

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