Comparison of atracurium and "mini-dose" succinylcholine for preventing succinylcholine-induced muscle fasciculations: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-32

  Fatemeh, Hajimohamadi ^a   Mojgan, Rahimi ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Atracurium; Fasciculation; Muscles; Pain; Succinylcholine

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE MYALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 77951259996     PISSN: 18754597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-4597(10)60006-9     Document Type: Article

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