USE OF VECURONIUM AND DOXAPRAM IN PATIENTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA
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New device simplifies workstation preparation for malignant hyperthermia-susceptible patients.
To the Editor: I read with interest the review article by Kim and Nemergut entitled “Preparation of Modern Anesthesia Workstations for Malignant Hyperthermia-susceptible Patients.” The authors are to be congratulated on this comprehensive review describing the challenges to preparing a modern anesthesia machine for use with malignant hyperthermia (MH)-susceptible patients. Indeed, their review ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/60.4.445