Prophylactic use of pregabalin for prevention of succinylcholine-induced fasciculation and myalgia: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Succinylcholine is commonly used to achieve profound neuromuscular blockade of rapid onset and short duration. OBJECTIVE: The present study compared the efficacy of pregabalin for prevention of succinylcholine-induced fasciculation and myalgia. DESIGN: Prospective, randomi...

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Main Authors: Vinit K. Srivastava, Sanjay Agrawal, Vikrant K. Nimbhorkar, Abhishek Mishra, Sunil Sharma, Prasanta K. Panda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942016000200165&lng=en&tlng=en