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Time course of action of combinations of vecuronium and pancuronium
Author(s) -
Pandit S. K.,
Ferres C. J.,
Gibson F. M.,
Mirakhur R. K.
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.tb13170.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , onset of action , intubation , vecuronium bromide
Summary Vecuronium 0.1 mg/kg, puncuronium 0.1 mg/kg, vecuronium 0.075 mg/kg t pancuronium 0.025 mg/kg, vecuronium + pancuronium 0.05 mg/kg each and vecuronium 0.025 mg/kg + pancuronium 0.075 mg/kg were compared with respect to time tuken to onset oj effect, duration of clinical relaxation and intubation conditions in jive groups of 20 patients each. Thi. time to onset and intubating conditions were similar in all thc groups. indicating that the combinations have no advantage over the individual drugs. The duration of clinicul relaxation was 25 minutes with vecuronium, and increased as the proportion of pancuronium in the niixturc increased, being 56 minutes with pancuronium 0.I mg/kg.