A case of muscle rigidity by remifentanil just before the end of surgery

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 984-986

  Kashimoto, Satoshi ^a   Iijima, Tetsuya ^b   Amemiya, Miwa ^c  

^a Fujiyoshida Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^c Yamanashi Kousei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Muscle rigidity; Remifentanil; Respiratory difficulty

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; REMIFENTANIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA;

AGED; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; PIPERIDINES; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RESPIRATORY MUSCLES; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 69549086612     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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