Magnesium potentiates neuromuscular blockade with cisatracurium during cardiac surgery

Cisatracurium in Cardiac Surgery

The aim of this study was the comparison of infusion vs. intermittent bolus administration of cisatracurium (CA) following cardiac surgery with regard to total intraoperative dose and time of recovery from neuromuscular blockade. From June 2005 to April 2006 sixty ASA II-III patients who were undergoing coronary bypass graft and valve replacement surgery, were equally divided and randomized to ...

Neuromuscular Block during Beating Heart Surgery, Comparison between Pancuronium, Rocuronium, and Cisatracurium

The effects of magnesium supplementation on the incidence of cardiac complications after pediatric cardiac surgery

Background and Objective: The present study aimed to assess the role of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) sup-plementation after cardiac surgery in pediatric patients, evaluating the incidence of cardiac complications, such as arrhythmia. Methods: In this study, 105 children scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were randomly divided into 3 groups. The first group, as the placebo group, received sali...

Neuromuscular blockade during therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest: observational study of neurological and infectious outcomes.

INTRODUCTION Neuromuscular blockade (NMB) is widely used during therapeutic hypothermia (TH) after cardiac arrest but its effect on patient outcomes is unclear. We compared the effects of NMB on neurological outcomes and frequency of early-onset pneumonia in cardiac-arrest survivors managed with TH. METHODS We retrospectively studied consecutive adult cardiac-arrest survivors managed with TH ...

Asystole Following Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal in Cardiac Transplant Patients

385 The Editor, Asystole has been described in eight patients following neuromuscular block reversal with neostigmine and glycopyrrolate.[1,2] Seven of these patients were heart transplant recipients, and with the exception of one, they were all 3–27 years posttransplant. The youngest was a 13‐month‐old female with a biopsy‐confirmed rejection who experienced asystole following reversal 1‐month...