pancuronium
English
Noun
pancuronium (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) A muscle relaxant having the chemical formula C35H60N2O4, and typically administered as a bromide salt.
- 2001, Michael P. Eaton, Peter L. Bailey, Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Anesthetics, Fawzy G. Estafanous, Paul G. Barash, J. G. Reves (editors), Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition, page 305,
- Pancuronium bromide has been used frequently for muscle relaxation during cardiac anesthesia and has been reported to provide superior hemodynamics compared with vecuronium (171) or with metocurine or metocurine-pancuronium combinations.
- 2007 March 2, Adam Liptak, “Florida Panel Urges Steps for Painless Executions”, in New York Times:
- The second chemical is pancuronium bromide, a relative of curare.
- 2009, Charles J. Coté, Jerrold Lerma, Robert M. Ward, Ralph A. Lugo, Nishan Goudzougian, Chapter 6: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology of Drugs Used in Children, Charles J. Coté, Jerrold Lerman, I. David Todres (editors), A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, page 131,
- The only long-acting relaxant that is still used in some institutions is pancuronium.
- 2001, Michael P. Eaton, Peter L. Bailey, Chapter 10: Cardiovascular Pharmacology of Anesthetics, Fawzy G. Estafanous, Paul G. Barash, J. G. Reves (editors), Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition, page 305,