 Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
"Neuromuscular Blocking Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that interrupt transmission of nerve impulses at the skeletal neuromuscular junction. They can be of two types, competitive, stabilizing blockers (NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS) or noncompetitive, depolarizing agents (NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS). Both prevent acetylcholine from triggering the muscle contraction and they are used as anesthesia adjuvants, as relaxants during electroshock, in convulsive states, etc.
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D009466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.663.700.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents- Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
- Agents, Neuromuscular Blocking
- Blocking Agents, Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular Blockers
- Blockers, Neuromuscular
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Blocking Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Murray MJ, Cowen J, DeBlock H, Erstad B, Gray AW, Tescher AN, McGee WT, Prielipp RC, Susla G, Jacobi J, Nasraway SA, Lumb PD. Clinical practice guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient. Crit Care Med. 2002 Jan; 30(1):142-56.
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Papadimos TJ, Murray MJ. Unintended consequences. Crit Care Med. 1998 Apr; 26(4):642-3.
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Coursin DB, Prielipp RC, Murray MJ. New neuromuscular blocking drugs. N Engl J Med. 1995 Oct 26; 333(17):1155.
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Stinson LW, Murray MJ, Jones KA, Assef SJ, Burke MJ, Behrens TL, Lennon RL. A computer-controlled, closed-loop infusion system for infusing muscle relaxants: its use during motor-evoked potential monitoring. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1994 Feb; 8(1):40-4.
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Murray MJ, Strickland RA, Weiler C. The use of neuromuscular blocking drugs in the intensive care unit: a US perspective. Intensive Care Med. 1993; 19 Suppl 2:S40-4.
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Klessig HT, Geiger HJ, Murray MJ, Coursin DB. A national survey on the practice patterns of anesthesiologist intensivists in the use of muscle relaxants. Crit Care Med. 1992 Sep; 20(9):1341-5.
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