Rocuronium pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in the adductor pollicis and masseter muscles.

E A VegaM E IbacacheB J AndersonN H G HolfordC E NazarS SolariF A AllendeL I Cortínez

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2016)

We found that the masseter muscle has faster onset of blockade and similar recovery profile than adductor pollicis muscle. These findings were best, explained by a faster plasma effect-site equilibration of the masseter muscle to rocuronium.

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skeletal muscle
botulinum toxin