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Interactions of Drugs and Disease with Muscle Relaxants

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Muscle relaxants interact with a large range of other drugs and diseases and some of these interactions, such as the interaction with other muscle relaxants are intentionally employed. Commonly encountered interactions, such as the potentiation of pancuronium by enflurane, are not usually a problem, while the unexpected prolongation of the action of pancuronium by an antibiotic may be a cause for concern. This lecture will cover most of the drug-relaxant interactions and attempt to put them into perspective.

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  1. Institut für Anästhesiologie, Universität Graz, Landeskrankenhaus Auenbruggerplatz, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    Werner F. List  & Hanns Volker Schalk  & 

  2. Institut für Anästhesiologie, Universität Wien, Spitalgasse 23, A-1090, Wien, Austria

    Sylvia Fitzal

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Durant, N.N., Katz, R.L. (1986). Interactions of Drugs and Disease with Muscle Relaxants. In: List, W.F., Schalk, H.V., Fitzal, S. (eds) Aktueller Stand der klinischen Anaesthesie. Anaesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin / Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, vol 190. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71229-6_25

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