Cisatracurium dose–response relationship in patients with chronic liver disease

Objective: Cisatracurium is approximately 3 times more potent than atracurium, devoid of histamine release and cardiovascular side effects and mainly eliminated by Hofmann degradation. Patients with liver disease exhibit abnormal response to most of muscle relaxants. This study was designed to evalu...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Z. Ali, Reeham S. Ebied, Maha A. Atallah, Hossam H. El Sabea, Amr Abd El Monaem, Mounis A. Abo-Sedira, Inas Kamel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110184913001153