Critical care medicine
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Crit. Care Med.
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Critical care medicine · Aug 1998
Editorial CommentQuality of care: national or international standards?
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Critical care medicine · Jul 1998
Case ReportsProlonged weakness after cisatracurium infusion: a case report.
To present the first documented case report of myopathy persisting for >48 hrs in a patient treated with cisatracurium and concomitant high-dose corticosteroids. ⋯ Clinicians should remember that irrespective of chemical structural, neuromuscular blocking agents might produce prolonged paralysis in predisposed patients.