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The Quest for a Short‐Acting Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agent
Author(s) -
Savarese J. J.,
Kitz R. J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1974.tb00781.x
Subject(s) - medicine , neuromuscular blocking agents , blocking (statistics) , action (physics) , pharmacology , anesthesia , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Current developments in the pharmacology of neuromuscular blocking agents indicate that within the next several years, nondepolarizing drugs of short and intermediate duration of action, devoid of significant side effects, may become a reality. The important factors which may permit their development are reviewed.