Vecuronium and bradycardia

Bradycardia and vecuronium: comparison with alcuronium during cholecystectomy.

We have compared the incidence of bradycardia in two groups of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Twenty consecutive patients were allocated randomly to receive either vecuronium (n = 8) or alcuronium (n = 12) as part of a standard anaesthetic technique. Bradycardia was defined as a heart rate less than 50 beat min-1. Five episodes of bradycardia occurred with vecuronium and none with alcuron...

Vecuronium induced bradycardia following induction of anaesthesia with etomidate or thiopentone, with or without fentanyl.

To define the role of vecuronium in the occurrence of bradyarrhythmia, haemodynamic changes after the induction of anaesthesia were studied in 96 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Patients were assigned to one of six groups according to different combinations of induction agents (etomidate 0.3 mg kg-1 or thiopentone 3 mg kg-1, with fentanyl 0.003 mg kg-1; etomidate 0.4-0.5 mg...

Bradycardia

Postpartum Maternal Bradycardia Overview: Bradycardia in pregnancy:

Background: Hypotension or bradycardia after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section remain common and are serious complications. The current study evaluated factors associated to the incidences of hypotension or bradycardia in this context. Material and Method: A prospective cross sectional study from November 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005 was conducted on 722 parturients undergoing cesarean section...

Comparison between the continuous infusion of vecuronium and the intermittent administration of pancuronium and vecuronium.

The neuromuscular blocking effects of repeated bolus injections of pancuronium, or vecuronium, and of the continuous infusion of vecuronium have been compared in 36 patients by means of evoked twitch tension. Groups I and II received a loading dose (0.075 mg kg-1) of pancuronium or vecuronium, respectively, followed by 0.015-mg kg-1 maintenance doses when twitch tension had recovered to 25% of ...