Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade after Vecuronium Use in a Premature Infant

Abstract Background Prolonged use of neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) is very common in critically ill children both in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. There are no guidelines available for use of NMBAs in children or neonates in the US, and the data for their safety i...

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Main Authors: Mitali Sahni, C. Joan Richardson, Sunil K. Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2015-05-01
Series:American Journal of Perinatology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1549297