A survey of the management of neuromuscular blockade monitoring in Australia and New Zealand

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 374-379

  Philips, S ^a,b   Stewart, P A ^a,b   Bilgin, A B ^c  

^a SYDNEY ADVENTIST HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular blockade; Neuromuscular function monitor; Residual neuromuscular blockade

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR MONITORING; NEW ZEALAND; ONLINE SYSTEM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDUAL NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE;

EID: 84878217560     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: 14480271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1304100316     Document Type: Article

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