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MUSCLE RELAXANTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Author(s) -
EDWARDS PHYLLIS M.
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1948.tb06772.x
Subject(s) - medicine , muscle relaxant , action (physics) , pharmacology , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , quantum mechanics , physics
Summary The ideal muscle relaxant is defined. The pharmacological action of the dextro‐tubocurarine and allied compounds is described. The pharmacological action of myanesin is mentioned. Diagnostic techniques with curarisation are enumerated. Therapeutic uses of curarisation are detailed. The possibilities of further employment of muscle relaxant drugs are discussed.