Rapacuronium bromide.
Rapacuronium bromide (Raplon; Organon Inc, West Orange, NJ) is a new, fast-onset, short-duration surgical muscle relaxant. While anesthesia providers are learning how to use this new relaxant, PACU nurses must become aware of the potential problems associated with rapacuronium. This article compares and contrasts the effects of succinylcholine and rapacuronium.
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University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
D006801:Humans; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide; C082938:rapacuronium