A comparison of atracurium and alcuronium during halothane anaesthesia by measurement of the train-of-four response of the adductor pollicis muscle and clinical observation.

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  • L P Lin
  • J Homi
چکیده

Atracurium and alcuronium have been compared during halothane anaesthesia, by measurement of the mechanical response of the adductor pollicis muscles to train-of-four stimulation and by clinical observation. Atracurium appeared significantly shorter-acting than alcuronium. However, results suggested that the action of alcuronium may not be of "medium duration". A comparison of three indices of muscle twitch response to the train-of-four nerve stimulation, seemed to indicate that the D'/D ratio gave the best overall index of neuromuscular blockade in this study.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • British journal of anaesthesia

دوره 57 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1985