Utilization of temporary muscle paralysis to eliminate CT motion artifact in the critically ill patient.
The intubated, critically ill patient often cannot suspend respiration long enough to eliminate severe computed tomographic (CT) motion artifact, even with current generation CT scanners. High quality, motion-free CT images were safely and easily obtained in two such patients using pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) to achieve muscle paralysis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects; D010197:Pancuronium / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012133:Respiratory Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
D010197:Pancuronium