Neuromuscular contributions in eight anaesthesia journals

Entries in the index issues of eight English-language anaesthesia journals were examined for the years 1950-1990, noting the number of original articles, reviews and editorials. Those which included topics involving neuromuscular blockade were examined in greater detail; these averaged almost one-tenth of the annual totals, despite its eightfold increase over the four decades. During the eighties the strongest research interest involved atracurium, pancuronium, succinylcholine, tubocurarine, and vecuronium, but the share for the long-acting agents was waning by 1990.