Increased cis-atracurium requirements during prolonged administration to a child
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 44 (1) , 82-84
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03014329
Abstract
To report increased infusion requirements of cis-atracunum during prolonged infusion (six weeks) to provide neuromuscular blockade in a child during prolonged mechanical ventilation. Despite a previous study in adult patients which demonstrated no increase in infusion requirements over five days, we noted a considerable increase over six weeks.Keywords
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