Effect of ropivacaine combined with pancuronium on neuromuscular transmission and effectiveness of neostigmine and 4-aminopyridine for blockade reversal: experimental study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The local anesthetic effects on neuromuscular junction and its influence on blockade produced by nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers are still under-investigated; however, this interaction has been described in experimental studies and in humans. The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Angélica de Fátima Braga, Vanessa Henriques Carvalho, Franklin Sarmento Braga, Gloria Maria Braga Potério, Filipe Nadir Caparica Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942015000200136&lng=en&tlng=en