A panel of clinician scientists with expertise in neuromuscular blockade (NMB) monitoring
was convened with a charge to prepare a consensus statement on indications for and …

A lthough tracheal intubation receives much at-tention, especially with regard to
management of the difficult airway, tracheal extubation has received relatively little …

Background: After anaesthesia involving pancuronium a high incidence of both residual
neuromuscular block and postoperative pulmonary complications (POPC) has been …

The use of anticholinesterases to reverse residual neuromuscular block at the end of
surgery became routine practice in the 1950s. These drugs could only be used when …

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Unrecognised postoperative residual neuromuscular block remains a frequent occurrence in
recovery rooms. Evidence indicates that current practice continues to perpetuate the status …

Purpose: To review established techniques and to provide an update on new methods for
clinical monitoring of neuromuscular function relevant to anesthesia. Source: A PubMed …

In recent years, several risk factors for adverse outcome in patients undergoing anaesthesia
have been identified. Besides human errors, cardiovascular and respiratory complications …

Traditionally, the degree of neuromuscular block during and after anesthesia is evaluated
with clinical criteria alone. However, many studies have documented that routine clinical …

The authors conducted a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the usefulness of
perioperative manual evaluation of the response to train-of-four (TOF) nerve stimulation. A …