 Neuromuscular Blockade
"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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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Blockade" by people in Profiles.
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Garcia-Marcinkiewicz AG, Adams HD, Gurnaney H, Patel V, Jagannathan N, Burjek N, Mensinger JL, Zhang B, Peeples KN, Kovatsis PG, Fiadjoe JE. A Retrospective Analysis of Neuromuscular Blocking Drug Use and Ventilation Technique on Complications in the Pediatric Difficult Intubation Registry Using Propensity Score Matching. Anesth Analg. 2020 08; 131(2):469-479.
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Stein ALS, Sacks SM, Roth JR, Habis M, Saltz SB, Chen C. Anesthetic Management During Electroconvulsive Therapy in Children: A Systematic Review of the Available Literature. Anesth Analg. 2020 01; 130(1):126-140.
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Tung A, Harman A, Lien CA. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2019 11; 129(5):e173.
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Harman A, Tung A, Fox C, Lien CA. Heuristics, Overconfidence, and Experience: Impact on Monitoring Depth of Neuromuscular Blockade. Anesth Analg. 2019 06; 128(6):1057-1059.
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Gerlach RM, Shahul S, Wroblewski KE, Cotter EKH, Perkins BW, Harrison JH, Ota T, Jeevanandam V, Chaney MA. Intraoperative Use of Nondepolarizing Neuromuscular Blocking Agents During Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications: A Prospective Randomized Trial. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jun; 33(6):1673-1681.
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Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Avram MJ, Greenberg SB, Shear TD, Deshur M, Benson J, Newmark RL, Maher CE. Comparison of the TOFscan and the TOF-Watch SX during Recovery of Neuromuscular Function. Anesthesiology. 2018 11; 129(5):880-888.
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Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Avram MJ, Greenberg SB, Shear TD, Vender JS, Parikh KN, Patel SS, Patel A. Residual Neuromuscular Block in the Elderly: Incidence and Clinical Implications. Anesthesiology. 2015 Dec; 123(6):1322-36.
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Dutton RP, Donati F. A twitch in time. Anesth Analg. 2014 Aug; 119(2):230-1.
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Murphy GS, Szokol JW, Greenberg SB, Shear T, Avram MJ. In response. Anesth Analg. 2014 Mar; 118(3):692-3.
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Hall JB. Rebuttal from Dr Hall. Chest. 2013 Nov; 144(5):1445-1446.
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