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Vecuronium and atracurium infusions during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass
Author(s) -
DENNY N. M.,
KNEESHAW J. D.
Publication year - 1986
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.1365-2044.1986.tb12916.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary bypass , anesthesia , neuromuscular blockade , bypass grafting , atracurium besilate , vecuronium bromide , hypothermia , artery , neuromuscular blocking agents , cardiology
Summary Two similar groups of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting received either atracurium or vecuronium infusions for neuromuscular blockade. Both groups demonstrated a marked reduction in neuromuscular blocking requirements during hypothermic bypass at 30 C. The ratio of the dose rates at 30 C to that at 37 C was signijicantly less with vecuronium (p<0.01).