European journal of anaesthesiology
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Performance of acceleromyography with a short and light TOF-tube compared with mechanomyography: A clinical comparison.
Disturbances in the thumb's movement interfere with the functioning of acceleromyography in many clinical settings. The short and light (SL) train-of-four (TOF)-Tube is a new version of a rigid tubular device that was designed to protect the thumb from external disturbances during surgery, even when the hand is not accessible by the anaesthesiologist. ⋯ Compared with mechanomyography, acceleromyography performed with the aid of an SL TOF-Tube offered acceptable precision and equivalent performance during neuromuscular block recovery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Deep neuromuscular block improves surgical conditions during laparoscopic hysterectomy: A randomised controlled trial.
The benefit of inducing deep neuromuscular block to improve laparoscopic surgical conditions is controversial. ⋯ Inducing deep neuromuscular block (train-of-four count <1) significantly improved surgical field scores and made it possible to completely prevent unacceptable surgical conditions.
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Letter Case Reports
Near miss with succinylcholine for electroconvulsive therapy: A case report.