Arm-to-arm variation when evaluating neuromuscular block: An analysis of the precision and the bias and agreement between arms when using mechanomyography or acceleromyography

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Claudius, C ^a   Skovgaard, L T ^b   Viby Mogensen, J ^a  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

measurement techniques, neuromuscular block; monitoring, neuromuscular function; neuromuscular block; NM RELAXANT, monitoring

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; ANDROSTANE DERIVATIVE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACCELEROMYOGRAPHY; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL BIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA RECOVERY PERIOD; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956050425     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq162     Document Type: Article

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