Priming with rocuronium or vecuronium prevents remifentanil-mediated muscle rigidity and difficult ventilation

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 323-328

  Nakada, Junya ^a   Nishira, Masao ^a   Hosoda, Renko ^a   Funaki, Kazumi ^b   Takahashi, Shyunsaku ^b   Matsura, Tatsuya ^b   Inagaki, Yoshimi ^b  

^a AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Priming; Remifentanil; Rigidity; Rocuronium; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; SEVOFLURANE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BREATHING DISORDER; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPEECH DISORDER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOMITING;

AGED; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MASKS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; OXYGEN; PIPERIDINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VECURONIUM BROMIDE;

EID: 69049083618     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0769-9     Document Type: Article

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