 Neuromuscular Blockade
"Neuromuscular Blockade" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The intentional interruption of transmission at the NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION by external agents, usually neuromuscular blocking agents. It is distinguished from NERVE BLOCK in which nerve conduction (NEURAL CONDUCTION) is interrupted rather than neuromuscular transmission. Neuromuscular blockade is commonly used to produce MUSCLE RELAXATION as an adjunct to anesthesia during surgery and other medical procedures. It is also often used as an experimental manipulation in basic research. It is not strictly speaking anesthesia but is grouped here with anesthetic techniques. The failure of neuromuscular transmission as a result of pathological processes is not included here.
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D019148
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E03.706 E05.635
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neuromuscular Blockade" by people in Profiles.
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de Sousa GS, Faulk D, Quintao VC, Abbasian N, de Boer HD, Carlos RV. Error Traps in Pediatric Neuromuscular Block. Paediatr Anaesth. 2026 Aug; 36(8):887-898.
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Stewart E, Kaizer A, Fioravanti J, Russell N, Hendrickse A, Adams M, Pshak T, Fernandez-Bustamante A. Postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade and hypoventilation after rocuronium and sugammadex or neostigmine for kidney transplantation: A randomized clinical trial. J Clin Anesth. 2026 Apr; 111:112174.
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Shah SS, Laksana E, Aczon MD, Avesar M, Burkiewicz K, Chandnani HK, Fainberg NA, Hsu SC, McCrory MC, Hodge KR, Pringle CP, Ross PA, Shah JK, Siegel LB, Tripathi S, Morrison WE, Wetzel RC, Winter MC. Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Children Managed in Nine PICUs in the United States: A Secondary Analysis of the Death One Hour After Terminal Extubation (DONATE) Dataset, 2009-2021. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 01; 27(2):146-154.
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Dunbar PJ, Peterson RA, McGrath M, Kiser TH, Ho PM, Vandivier RW, Burnham EL, Moss M, Sottile PD. Sedation Practices during Continuous Neuromuscular Blockade for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 09; 22(9):1394-1400.
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Colquhoun DA, Fernandez-Bustamante A. Association of neuromuscular reversal drug with postoperative pulmonary complications in bronchoscopy: definitional challenges. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Jul; 135(1):17-20.
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Armstrong-Hough M, Lin P, Venkatesh S, Ghous M, Hough CL, Cook SH, Iwashyna TJ, Valley TS. Ethnic Disparities in Deep Sedation of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the United States: Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Randomized Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 04; 21(4):620-626.
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Bartels K, Fernandez-Bustamante A, Vidal Melo MF. Reversal of neuromuscular block: what are the costs? Br J Anaesth. 2023 08; 131(2):202-204.
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Faulk DJ, Austin TM, Thomas JJ, Strupp K, Macrae AW, Yaster M. A Survey of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia on the Use, Monitoring, and Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade. Anesth Analg. 2021 06 01; 132(6):1518-1526.
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Weems MF, Grover TR, Seabrook R, DiGeronimo R, Gien J, Keene S, Rintoul N, Daniel JM, Johnson Y, Guner Y, Zaniletti I, Murthy K. Analgesia, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Am J Perinatol. 2023 03; 40(4):415-423.
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Alser O, Mokhtari A, Naar L, Langeveld K, Breen KA, El Moheb M, Kapoen C, Gaitanidis A, Christensen MA, Maurer LR, Mashbari H, Bankhead-Kendall B, Parks J, Fawley J, Saillant N, Mendoza A, Paranjape C, Fagenholz P, King D, Lee J, Farhat MR, Velmahos GC, Kaafarani HMA. Multisystem outcomes and predictors of mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19: Demographics and disease acuity matter more than comorbidities or treatment modalities. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2021 05 01; 90(5):880-890.
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