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Effect of biliary obstruction on muscle relaxation with vecuronium.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2897913     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Vecuronium bromide was used as a muscle relaxant in 30 patients undergoing biliary surgery. Ten patients had biliary obstruction, 10 patients without biliary obstruction were elderly (78 +/- 1.2 yrs; mean +/- SEM) and 10 patients without biliary obstruction were young or middle-aged (35 +/- 3.0 yrs). The muscle response to ulnar nerve stimulation was measured electromyographically. The results indicate that the neuromuscular blocking effect of vecuronium is significantly prolonged in patients with biliary obstruction. The mean total dose of vecuronium was lower in the patients with biliary obstruction (1.2 +/- 0.1 micrograms kg-1 min-1) than in the elderly patients (1.7 +/- 0.2 micrograms kg-1 min-1) and young patients (2.0 +/- 0.2 micrograms kg-1 min-1; P less than 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the distribution half-lives or in the distribution volumes of vecuronium between the groups.
Authors:
R Orko; A Alila; P H Rosenberg
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  European journal of anaesthesiology     Volume:  5     ISSN:  0265-0215     ISO Abbreviation:  Eur J Anaesthesiol     Publication Date:  1988 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-07-27     Completed Date:  1988-07-27     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8411711     Medline TA:  Eur J Anaesthesiol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  9-14     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Surgical Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Cholestasis / physiopathology*
Female
Heart Rate / drug effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuromuscular Junction / drug effects*
Vecuronium Bromide / blood,  pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50700-72-6/Vecuronium Bromide

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