Journal of clinical anesthesia
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To estimate the market costs of short-term physician and certified registered nurse-anesthesia (CRNA) services. ⋯ Despite competitive pressures, the locum tenens market charges 55% more for physician than CRNA services. The implications for the different charges are discussed.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effect of d-tubocurarine priming on an ED95 dose of vecuronium bromide.
To examine how priming with ED10 d-tubocurarine prior to the administration of ED95 vecuronium bromide affects onset and duration of neuromuscular blockade. ⋯ These results indicate that crossover dosing of nondepolarizing muscle relaxants may have synergistic effects. Priming with ED10 d-tubocurarine prior to an ED95 dose of vecuronium shortens the time to 80% T1 depression and produces satisfactory intubating conditions at 90 seconds, without prolonging the duration of the Therefore, d-tubocurarine is an attractive drug for priming vecuronium in short operative procedures that require muscle relaxation.