Checking the ability to mask ventilate before administering long-acting neuromuscular blocking drugs

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 520-522

  Pandit, J J ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LONG ACTING DRUG; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; ROCURONIUM; SUGAMMADEX; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING; DIFFICULT MASK VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; LETTER; MASK; OXYGENATION; WAKEFULNESS;

HUMANS; MASKS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 79956075106     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06774_3.x     Document Type: Letter

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