 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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Blockade" by people in Profiles.
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Martin-Flores M, Lorenzutti AM, Litterio NJ, Rossetti VL, Zarazaga MP, Bonetto CC, Aguirre GE. Speed of reversal of vecuronium neuromuscular block with different doses of neostigmine in anesthetized dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2017 Jan; 44(1):28-34.
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Valentine SL, Nadkarni VM, Curley MA. Nonpulmonary treatments for pediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome: proceedings from the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury Consensus Conference. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Jun; 16(5 Suppl 1):S73-85.
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