A case of anesthesia for thoracoscopic thymectomy in a pediatric patient with myasthenia gravis: Reversal of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade with sugammadex

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 855-858

  Takeda, Akiko ^a   Kawamura, Makoto ^b   Hamaya, Izumi ^b   Kitamura, Hanae ^b   Muto, Rika ^b   Mitono, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myasthenia gravis; Pediatric; Rocuronium; Sugammadex; Thoracoscopic thymectomy

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; OXYGEN; REMIFENTANIL; ROCURONIUM; ROPIVACAINE; SEVOFLURANE; SUGAMMADEX; THIOPENTAL;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCHOOL CHILD; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY;

ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD; FEMALE; GAMMA-CYCLODEXTRINS; HUMANS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THORACOSCOPY; THYMECTOMY;

EID: 84865315838     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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