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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1984, Vol. 56, No. 6 651-654
© 1984 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

case-report

MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AND ATRACURIUM

Case Report

A.M. MACDONALD, R.I. KEEN and N.D. PUGH

University Department of Anaesthetics, Manchester Royal Infirmary Oxford Road, Manchester Ml 3 9WL

The degree, duration of and recovery from neuromuscular blockade induced by atracurium in a patient with myasthenia gravis were monitored and recorded using the evoked compound muscle action potentials (EMG). The anaesthetic and perioperative management were simplified by the use of this technique. The significant of the behaviour of atracurium is discussed.


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