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Z Herschman

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Prolonged neuromuscular blockade when mivacurium and pancuronium were administered in series.

Long acting non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockade is useful in many clinical circumstances, especially during surgical procedures. Reinstitution of the blockade for short periods to facilitate the completion of clinical tasks can be accomplished in different ways. We present a case wherein a short-acting non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker used after a long-acting one resulted in an unusual prolongation of the neuromuscular blockade.

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Role of adenosine in the diagnosis and treatment of postoperative supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.

Adenosine (Adenocard) has a potent but very transient negative dromotropic effect on atrioventricular (A-V) nodal conduction. By slowing A-V nodal conduction, adenosine may interrupt a re-entry pathway causing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia or facilitate the diagnosis of other supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) by exposing the underlying atrial activity. We report 15 postoperative cases in which adenosine was used to clarify the diagnosis of postoperative SVT, and allowed the appropriate postoperative care.

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