Effects of muscle relaxants on ischaemia damage in skeletal muscle

Abstract Muscle ischaemia is frequently induced intraoperatively by i.e. a surgical tourniquet or during the re-grafting phase of a free muscle transplant. The resulting muscle cell damage may impact on postoperative recovery. Neuromuscular paralysis may mitigate the effects of ischaemia. After ethi...

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Main Authors: Thomas Ledowski, Simone Nißler, Manuel Wenk, Esther M. Pogatzki-Zahn, Daniel Segelcke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24127-2