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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/20805| Title: | The use of atracurium in paediatric anaesthesia |
| Authors: | Cvachovec, Karel Blazek, J. Kopecka, L. Cvachovcova, Maria Pokorny, J. |
| Keywords: | Atracurium Neuromuscular blocking agents Pediatric anesthesia |
| Issue Date: | 1984-12 |
| Publisher: | Association of Anaesthesiologists in Malta |
| Citation: | Cvachovec, K., Blazek, J., Kopecka, L., Cvachovcova, M., & Pokorny, J. (1984). The use of atracurium in paediatric anaesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiologica Melitensis, 1(2), 43-45. |
| Abstract: | Atracurium is a novel neuromuscular blocking agent, containing two quarternary ammonium groups. The drug is considered to be free of undesirable cardiovascular side-effects and is designed to undergo rapid chemical inactivation by "Hofmann elimination" at physiological pH and body temperature. Therefore it is minimally cumu- lative (Payne and Hughes, 1981; Payne and Utting, 1983). The purpose of this study was to investigate the pros and cons of using atracurium in the clinical setting of the busy pediatric anaesthesia practice. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/20805 |
| Appears in Collections: | AAM, Volume 1, Issue 2 AAM, Volume 1, Issue 2 |
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