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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;2(7):58.
doi: 10.1258/shorts.2011.011031. Epub 2011 Jul 12.

Precipitation of thiopental with muscle relaxants: a potential hazard

Shahab Khan  1 , Naina Stannard, Jeff Greijn
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Case Reports

Precipitation of thiopental with muscle relaxants: a potential hazard

Shahab Khan et al. JRSM Short Rep. 2011 Jul.
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Figure 1
Interaction between thiopental and a variety of muscle relaxants (top row) and then with addition of Hartmann's solution (bottom row). From left to right: Suxamethonium, Atracurium, Mivacurium, Vecuronium, Rocuronium
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