Title : Predictors of the variability in neuromuscular block duration following succinylcholine: A prospective, observational study - Dell-Kuster_2015_Eur.J.Anaesthesiol_32_687 |
Author(s) : Dell-Kuster S , Levano S , Burkhart CS , Lelais F , Zemp A , Schobinger E , Hampl K , Kindler C , Girard T |
Ref : European Journal of Anaesthesiology , : , 2015 |
Abstract :
BACKGROUND: The duration of neuromuscular block (NMB) following succinylcholine administration is characterised by a high interindividual variability. However, this has not yet been quantified in a large sample of surgical patients. The significance of underlying clinical factors is unknown. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to profile the variability in NMB duration following a standard dose of succinylcholine and to investigate contributing clinical and genetic factors. DESIGN: A prospective, observational study. SETTING: Tertiary referral centre. PATIENTS: In a total of 1630 surgical patients undergoing a rapid sequence induction and intubation, clinical risk factors for a prolongation in NMB duration following succinylcholine were assessed. In a subset of 202 patients, additional biochemical and molecular genetic investigations of butyrylcholinesterase were performed. INTERVENTION: A standard 1 mg kg dose of succinylcholine after administration of an induction drug and an opioid. MAIN OUTCOME: NMB duration measured as the time between administration of succinylcholine until reappearance of palpable muscular response to supramaximal transcutaneous ulnar nerve stimulation. |
PubMedSearch : Dell-Kuster_2015_Eur.J.Anaesthesiol_32_687 |
PubMedID: 26213905 |
Dell-Kuster S, Levano S, Burkhart CS, Lelais F, Zemp A, Schobinger E, Hampl K, Kindler C, Girard T (2015)
Predictors of the variability in neuromuscular block duration following succinylcholine: A prospective, observational study
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
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Dell-Kuster S, Levano S, Burkhart CS, Lelais F, Zemp A, Schobinger E, Hampl K, Kindler C, Girard T (2015)
European Journal of Anaesthesiology
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