title: Monitoring neuromuscular block: an update.
abstract: The first part of this article presents an update of the basic considerations of neuromuscular monitoring. It emphasises the need to assure supramaximal stimulation, to place the stimulating electrodes correctly and to use appropriate sites for nerve stimulation as well as appropriate stimulation patterns. The second part focuses on current developments and ongoing discussion. The authors describe the performance of acceleromyography and the need for initial calibration when using these quantitative devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Nancy Brabois, France. t.fuchs-buder@chu-nancy.fr
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchs-Buder
authors.forename: J-U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meistelman
mesh_terms: D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019148:Neuromuscular Blockade / Q000379:methods*; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D020250:Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents