Residual anaesthesia drugs - Silent threat, visible solutions

Anaesthesia

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 981-982

  Oglesby, K J ^a   Cook, T M ^a   Jordan, L ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; CANNULA; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SURGICAL WARD;

ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CATHETERS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS;

EID: 84882285522     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12370     Document Type: Letter

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