"Neuromuscular Blockade" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The intentional interruption of transmission at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION by external agents, usually neuromuscular blocking agents. It is distinguished from NERVE BLOCK in which nerve conduction (NEURAL CONDUCTION) is interrupted rather than neuromuscular transmission. Neuromuscular blockade is commonly used to produce MUSCLE RELAXATION as an adjunct to anesthesia during surgery and other medical procedures. It is also often used as an experimental manipulation in basic research. It is not strictly speaking anesthesia but is grouped here with anesthetic techniques. The failure of neuromuscular transmission as a result of pathological processes is not included here.
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D019148
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E03.706 E05.635
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| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Blockade" by people in Profiles.
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Mraovic B, Timko NJ, Choma TJ. Comparison of recovery after sugammadex or neostigmine reversal of rocuronium in geriatric patients undergoing spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Croat Med J. 2021 Dec 31; 62(6):606-613.
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Salciccioli JD, Cocchi MN, Rittenberger JC, Peberdy MA, Ornato JP, Abella BS, Gaieski DF, Clore J, Gautam S, Giberson T, Callaway CW, Donnino MW. Continuous neuromuscular blockade is associated with decreased mortality in post-cardiac arrest patients. Resuscitation. 2013 Dec; 84(12):1728-33.
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Seubert CN, Mahla ME. Bispectral index decline caused by neuromuscular blockade. Anesth Analg. 2004 Mar; 98(3):871; author reply 873-4.
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Ozcan MS, Gravenstein D. The presence of working memory without explicit recall in a critically ill patient. Anesth Analg. 2004 Feb; 98(2):469-70, table of contents.