Neuromuscular blocking agents and postoperative pulmonary complications

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, 16131 Genoa, Italy; Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² Pulmonary Engineering Group, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, 16131 Genoa, Italy; Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: ppelosi@hotmail.com.

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Lorenzo Ball et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2019 Feb.

. 2019 Feb;7(2):102-103.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30363-1. Epub 2018 Sep 14.

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, 16131 Genoa, Italy; Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² Pulmonary Engineering Group, Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
³ Department of Intensive Care, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴ Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, 16131 Genoa, Italy; Anestesia e Terapia Intensiva, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: ppelosi@hotmail.com.

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Post-anaesthesia pulmonary complications after use of muscle relaxants (POPULAR): a multicentre, prospective observational study.
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