A computerized neuromuscular blockade monitor with visual-display unit: a preliminary report.
A programmable microprocessor has been developed to control a nerve stimulator, to accept electromyographic potentials and to process them to produce derivatives related to neuromuscular function which can then be stored and displayed. Examples are given of its use to assess the physiological state of the neuromuscular junction and to quantify the degree of blockade in clinical situations.
D000200:Action Potentials; D000758:Anesthesia; D003201:Computers; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004576:Electromyography / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology*
D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents