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Current Use, Monitoring and Reversal of Neuromuscular Block in Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care: A Web‐Based Cross‐Sectional ESAIC Survey

Aug 2026 · Paediatric anaesthesia · Vol 36, pp. 1437 - 1448 · 0 citations · 21 references
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Neuromuscular blocking agents are recommended by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and European Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia for facilitating tracheal intubation in children and real‐world data on how neuromuscular blocking agents are used, monitored, and reversed remain scarce.

Abstract

Neuromuscular blocking agents are recommended by the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) and European Society of Paediatric Anaesthesia (ESPA) for facilitating tracheal intubation in children. Despite these recommendations, real‐world data on how neuromuscular blocking agents are used, monitored, and reversed remain scarce.

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