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Section Type: METHODS

Text: In the second study, 50 patients, ASA physical status 1 or 2, anesthetized with thiopental-fentanyl-N2O, were randomly allocated to 5 groups of 10 patients each to receive one of the following neuromuscular blocking drugs or drug combination : rocuronium 600 micrograms. kg-1 (group 1), mivacurium 150 micrograms. kg-1 (group 2) rocuronium 150 micrograms. kg-1 + mivacurium 37. 5 micrograms. kg-1 (group 3), rocuronium 300 micrograms. kg-1 + mivacurium 75 micrograms. kg-1 ((group 4), or rocuronium 600 micrograms. kg-1 + mivacurium 150 micrograms. kg-1 (group 5).