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Neuromuscular blockers—a means of palliation? [PDF]
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2002 As we die, our respiratory pattern is altered and we seem to gasp and struggle for each breath. Such gasping is commonly seen as a clear sign of dyspnoea and suffering by families and loved ones, however, it is unclear whether it is perceived at all by the dying person. Narcotics and sedatives do not seem to affect these gasping respirations.
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Cytokines and chemokines as regulators of skeletal muscle inflammation: presenting the case of Duchenne muscular dystrophy [PDF]
, 2013 Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe inherited muscle disease that affects 1 in 3500 boys worldwide. Infiltration of skeletal muscle by inflammatory cells is an important facet of disease pathophysiology and is strongly associated with disease ...
De Bleecker, Jan, De Paepe, Boel
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, 2014 Neurotoxicity refers to the direct or indirect effect of chemicals that disrupt the nervous system of humans or animals. Numerous chemicals can produce neurotoxic diseases in humans, and many more are used as experimental tools to disturb or damage the ...
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Intubating conditions following rapid sequence induction with three doses of succinylcholine
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012 Background: The aim of this prospective, randomized, double-blind study was to compare tracheal intubating conditions and the duration of apnoea following administration of 0.4, 0.6 and 1.0 mg/kg of succinylcholine during simulated rapid sequence ...
Smita Prakash +4 more
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Incidence and predisposing factors of cognitive disorders following off-pump coronary artery bypasses graft surgery [PDF]
, 2014 Patients and Methods: A total of 171 patients who had undergone off-pump CABG without any history of psychiatric disorders were enrolled. Samples were selected according to a purposive sampling method.
Fathi, M. +6 more
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Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015 Background and Aims: Local anaesthetics are drugs that are widely used in clinical practice. However, the effects of these drugs on the neuromuscular junction and their influence on the blockade produced by non-depolarising neuromuscular blocking drugs ...
Angelica de Fátima de Assunção Braga +5 more
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Ain Shams Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Use of succinylcholine in neonates is surrounded by many controversies. The need to review this topic stems from the fact that though there is an abundance of information, but there are divergent views regarding its use in neonates.
Bhavna Gupta, Priyanka Mishra
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Interaction of magnesium sulphate with vecuronium-induced neuromuscular blockt [PDF]
, 2017 We have investigated the interaction between magnesium sulphate 40 mg kg−1 i.v. and vecuronium. First, we determined the effect of pretreatment with magnesium on the potency of vecuronium using a single bolus dose-response technique.
BORGEAT, A. +3 more
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Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology, 2016 Background and Aims: A target bispectral index (BIS) value of 40 is considered adequate for depth of anesthesia, but no consensus exists regarding BIS value for tracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking drugs.
Purva Khandelwal +3 more
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The Role of rescue therapies in the treatment of severe ARDS [PDF]
, 2018 ARDS is characterized by a non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema with bilateral chest radiograph opacities and hypoxemia refractory to oxygen therapy. It is a common cause of admission to the ICU due to hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ...
Alessandri, F, Pugliese, F, Ranieri, M.
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