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Pancuronium and the placental barrier
Author(s) -
BOOTH P. N.,
SPENCE M.,
MCLEOD K.
Publication year - 1977
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.1365-2044.1977.tb11628.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cord , anesthesia , obstetrics , surgery
Maternal and cord levels of pancuronium were estimated using a fluorimetric method in a series of ten patients. Low concentrations of pancuronium (0-04--0-1 microng/ml) were found in all the cord samples analysed, indicating placental transfer of pancuronium.