Neuromuscular blockade is essential to provide optimal conditions for tracheal intubation and also to facilitate the performance of surgeries involving mainly the abdominal cavity. The introduction of neuromuscular blockers in clinical practice optimized the execution of mechanical ventilation. Since the use of these drugs, increased intercurrences such as prolonged muscle paralysis and respiratory complications have been observed, resulting in unfavorable outcomes with residual neuromuscular blockade and delayed recurrence due to the occurrence of these complications. The present study aims to evaluate the incidence of residual neuromuscular blockade and late recurarization in the post-anesthetic recovery room in patients submitted to videolaparoscopic cholecystectomy.
This is an observational and prospective study in which patients aged 18-50 years classified as ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) I and II, body mass index below 35 and who will undergo cholecystectomy will be included. Patients will be allocated to two groups based on the neuromuscular blocker used by the anesthesiologist who participates in the surgery, ie in group C patients will participate in the administration of cisatracurium and the group R will consist of the patients in whom rocuronium was administered. General anesthesia and assessment of muscle function will be performed by measuring the four-stimulus sequence (SQE) / train of four (TOF) at pre-established times. A residual neuromuscular block is considered to be the patient presenting the value of the four-stimulus sequence of T4 / T1 of less than 0.9.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
85
Patients were allocated to two groups based on the neuromuscular blocker used by the anesthesiologist participating in the surgery. In group C, the patients in whom cisatracurium was given and the R group consisted of the patients in whom rocuronium was administered. It is emphasized that the choice of the neuromuscular blocker was made by the preference and experience of the anesthesiologist of the case and not by randomization or lottery of the patients.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Cirurgia.
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Residual Neuromuscular Blockade
The patient who presented the value of the sequence of four T4 / T1 stimuli of less than 0.9 was considered to have residual neuromuscular block.
Time frame: Immediate postoperative period in the post anesthetic recovery room.
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