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Train-of-four stimulus

train-of-four stimulus

A method for measuring magnitude and type of neuromuscular blockade, based upon the ratio of the amplitude of the fourth evoked mechanical response to the first one, when four supramaximal 2-hz electrical currents are applied for 2 seconds to a peripheral motor nerve.


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