title: Neuromuscular blocking drugs in pediatric patients.
abstract: The most useful qualities of a NMBD for pediatric anesthesia are: rapid, reliable onset of laryngeal muscle block after IV or IM administration, duration of < or =20 min, and lack of side effects. Until recently, no nondepolarizer met all these criteria. However, 2 mg/kg rapacuronium produces rapid laryngeal block that can be easily reversed to restore neuromuscular function within 20 min in most pediatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Barbara W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Brandom
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000758:Anesthesia; D002648:Child; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents