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Section Type: METHODS

Text: One hundred ten patients, randomly assigned to 1 of 11 groups of 10 patients each, received mivacurium 30, 50, or 70 micrograms. kg-1 ; rocuronium 100, 200, 250, or 300 micrograms. kg-1 ; or an equieffective combination of both drugs (1 ED50 rocuronium + 1 ED50 mivacurium ; 1/2 ED50 rocuronium + 1/2 ED50 mivacurium ; 1/4 ED50 rocuronium + 1/4 ED50 mivacurium ; or 1/8 ED50 rocuronium + 1/8 ED50 mivacurium, where ED50 is the dose producing 50 % depression of the first twitch height).