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. 1979 May;5(2):65-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF01686048.

Autonomic dysfunction in tetanus: the effects of a variety of therapeutic agents, with special refernce to morphine

N Buchanan, R D Cane, G Wolfson, M De Andrade

Autonomic dysfunction in tetanus: the effects of a variety of therapeutic agents, with special refernce to morphine

N Buchanan et al. Intensive Care Med. 1979 May.

Abstract

Sympathetic overactivity in tetanus is a common event and may be difficult to control. This report demonstrates the efficacy of morphine in this clinical situation and also discusses the sympathetic effects of 3 muscle relaxants, pancuronium, d-tubocurarine and alcuronium.

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