train-of-four English

Meaning train-of-four meaning

What does train-of-four mean?

train-of-four adjective

— (medicine) Relating to a monitoring protocol for neuromuscular blockade, where the muscle response to four consecutive stimuli delivered along the path of a nerve is measured to determine the level of blockade.

train-of-four noun

— (medicine, informal) The neuromuscular blockade monitoring method described above.