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Neuromuscular Blockade*

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Intubation ; Neuromuscular Blockade ; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents

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Humans ; Neuromuscular Blockade* ; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents*

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MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL ; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKADE ; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS

The hypothesis that administration of neostigmine in divided doses might accelerate the antagonism of nuromuscular blockade was investigated. Neostigmine 0.05mg/kg was adminsitered either in a single bolus dose (Group I, n=10) or in an initial dose of 0.01 mg/kg 1 minute later (Group II, n=10), 2 minutes later (Group III, n=10) and 3 minutes later (Group IV, n=10) for antagonism of vecuronium- induced blockade. Reversal was attepted at 10 percent spontaneous recovery of twitch height. The mean time (+/-SE) from the first injection of the drug until the train-of-four(TOF) ratio value had reached 0. 75 was signifincantly longer in Group II and IV (594.8+/-63.9 seconds and 555.6+/-22.2 seconds respectively) than Group I and III (380.6+36.0 seconds and 357.8+/-44.2 seconds respectively). It is concluded that adminstration of neostigmine in divided doses with 0. 01 mg/kg and 0.04 mg/kg did not produce a significantly faster reversal of residual vecuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade as compared to a single bolus administration.
Neostigmine* ; Neuromuscular Blockade ; Vecuronium Bromide*

In this study, we have assessed correlation between maximum inspiratory pressure(MIP) and train of four(TOF) ratio. During neuroleptanesthesia, vecuronium was administered intravenously to 45 patients under TOF monitoring. MIP and TOF ratio was measured every 5 minutes at recovery from neuromuscular blockade. The results were as follows: 1) During neuromuscular recovery, good correlation existed between MIP and TOF ratio. 2) When TOF ratio was 0.65+/-0.05, MIP was 30.4I+/-4.47cmH,O. 3) When TOF ratio was 0.85+/-0.05, MIP was 52.18+/-4.34 cmH,O. These results were suggested that TOF ratio of above 0.8 was consistent with ability to protect the patient's airway against aspiration and obstruction.
Humans ; Neuromuscular Blockade ; Vecuronium Bromide*

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Eclampsia* ; Female ; Humans ; Magnesium* ; Neuromuscular Blockade* ; Pregnancy

The methods commonly used for monitoring neuromuscular transmission do not allow evaluating of an intense neuromuscular blockade. A sufficient dose of non-depolarizing relaxant used for endotracheal intubation causes disappearance of the response to single, tetanic and train of four (TOF)nerve stimulation for a variable period of time during which the magnitude of neuro-muscular blockade can not be evaluated by the traditional stimulation forms. Enhancement of posttetanic twitch tension in partially curarized patients remains constant regardless of the dose of non-depolarizing muscle relaxant or magnitude of neuromuscular blockade. If this also holds true for an intense neuromuscular blockade, the response to posttetanic twitch stimulation after the injection of a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant must appear earlier than the response to pretetanic twitch or TOF neve stimulation. The present study was designed to evaluate neuromuscular blockade during the period of no response to single or TOF stimulation by quantifying the degree of posttetanic potentiation. The possibility existed that the relatively frequent use of a tetanic stimulation (every 6 minutes) might have influenced the recovery of neuromuscular blockade. Therefore, we have studied the conventional TOF stimulation comparing with posttetanic count stimulation which may affect the recovery of intravenous pancuronium(0.08 mg/kg) induced neuromuscular block. The results were as follows; 1) The time of the T1 appearance was 815 seconds and 50% T4 ratio was 1,214.3 seconds in TOF group. 2) The time of the T1 appearance was 790 seconds and 50% T4 ratio was l,l35.5 seconds in PTC group, The recovery time appeared to be shorter in this group but statistically not signifi cant. 3) ln PTC group, TOF recovery was observed after average 2.3 times of tetanic stimulation. Above findings may suggest that intense pancuronium block in rabbit is not affeced by the TOF or PTC stimulation.
Humans ; Intubation, Intratracheal ; Neuromuscular Blockade* ; Pancuronium

Anti-Bacterial Agents* ; Neuromuscular Blockade* ; Sisomicin*

BACKGROUND: Mivacurium has a considerably shorter duration of action than any other currently used nondepolarizing agent. Rocuronium, on the other hand, has a brief onset but an intermediate duration of action. The current study was undertaken to characterize the interaction between mivacurium and rocuronium in rabbits. METHODS: In the first study, the dose-response relations of mivacurium, rocuronium and their combination were studied in thirty rabbits during thiopental anesthesia. Rabbits, randomly assigned to three groups (n=10), received mivacurium 10, 20, or 30 microgram/kg; rocuronium 50, 70, or 90 microgram/kg; or an equieffective combination of both drugs (0.3 ED50 mivacurium 0.3 ED50 rocuronium; 0.5 ED50 mivacurium 0.5 ED50 rocuronium; or 0.7 ED50 mivacurium 0.7 ED50 rocuronium, where ED50 is the dose producing 50% depression of the twitch height). In the second study, twenty rabbits were randomly allocated to two groups (n=10) to receive mivacurium 0.18 mg/kg or rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg. When the twitch height recovered to 25%, each rabbit received mivacurium 16.4 microgram/kg. RESULTS: The calculated ED95 and ED50 for mivacurium were 29.1 4.2 (mean SD) and 16.4 3.3 microgram/kg, respectively. Corresponding rocuronium was 95.1 6.7 and 61.5 5.3 microgram/kg, respectively. The interaction between mivacurium and rocuronium was found to be synergistic. The measured ED50 of the mixture was only 54% of the predicted value assuming a purely additive interaction. In the second study, the times after mivacurium until 95% in mivacurium and rocuronium group were 18.1 4.6 min and 37.7 5.7 min, respectively (p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: The combination of mivacurium and rocuronium is synergistic interaction and after rocuronium induced neuromuscular block, mivacurium becomes a longer acting agent than the shorter agent.
Anesthesia ; Depression ; Hand ; Neuromuscular Blockade ; Rabbits* ; Thiopental