atracurium

[at″rah-cūr´e-um]

a neuromuscular blocking agent of intermediate duration; used as the besylate salt for intravenous administration as an adjunct to anesthesia to induce skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery and facilitate mechanical ventilation.

atracurium

A muscle relaxant drug used in anaesthesia. A brand name is Tracrium.

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[3] Compared Vecuronium and Atracurium infusions, by using either clinical criteria or subjective monitoring of neuromuscular blockade with peripheral nerve stimulator.

COMPARISON OF INTRAOPERATIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION AND NEUROMUSCULAR RECOVERY FROM CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF VECURONIUM AND ATRACURIUM USING TRAIN-OF-FOUR

(11) A recently published retrospective study compared a continuous infusion of atracurium vs cisatracurium in patients with severe ARDS.

Use of neuromuscular blocking agents in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Another dangerous drug for intraarterial injection is atracurium. Local extremity cooling and mottling but not irreversible ischemic changes were reported after the injections (7).

Use of Continuous Brachial Plexus Blockade for Treatment Of Accidental Intra-Arterial Injection

Immediately after going on bypass, atracurium bromide and fentanyl was given by the Perfusionist to maintain their normal levels in blood due to hemodilatory effects of cardiopulmonary bypass circuit.

Comparison of effects of propofol and isosorbide dinitrate during rewarming on cardiopulmonary bypass

It was shown that increased anti-AChR antibody levels were associated with increased sensitivity to vecuronium (Nilsson & Meretoja, 1990), but no relation between anti-AChR antibody levels and atracurium requirements was found (Hayashida et ah, 2000).

Myasthenia gravis: a careful perioperative anesthetic management of coronary artery bypass grafting

Patient was induced with thiopentone sodium (4mg/kg), Fentanyl (2microgram/kg) and Atracurium (0.5mg/kg).

Anaesthetic management of craniotomy for intracranial lesion in a child with uncorrected Tetrology of Fallot

Muscle relaxation was facilitated with 25 mg atracurium. A laryngeal mask airway was inserted and mechanical ventilation commenced.

Assessing neuromuscular function in patients who have received Botox injections

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc unveils skeletal muscle relaxant drug Atracurium Besylate Injection