Suxamethonium administration prolongs the duration of action of subsequent rocuronium

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 734-737

  Robertson, Eric N ^a   Driessen, J J ^a   Booij, L H D J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular physiology, heart rate, blood pressure; Drug interactions; Intraocular pressure; Neuromuscular agents, rocuronium, suxamethonium, onset, recovery

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OXAZEPAM; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EYE SURGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MYALGIA; MYOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULNAR NERVE;

ADULT; ANDROSTANOLS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG SYNERGISM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FENTANYL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROPOFOL; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 9644266976     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021504009111     Document Type: Article

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