Residual paralysis following a single dose of atracurium: Results from a quality assurance trial

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 993-994

  Schreiber, Jan Uwe ^a,b   Mucha, Eva ^a   Fuchs Buder, Thomas ^c  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; DESFLURANE; NEOSTIGMINE; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PARALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ADULT; ATRACURIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PARALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78349255889     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32833addf9     Document Type: Letter

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