Residual neuromuscular block caused by pancuronium after cardiac surgery.

Recovery of neuromuscular function after atracurium and pancuronium maintenance of pancuronium block.

The study was undertaken to determine whether a neuromuscular blockade induced with pancuronium but maintained with atracurium was associated with a shorter time to complete recovery after administration of neostigmine than if the blockade was maintained with pancuronium alone. Anaesthesia consisted of thiopentone, N2O/O2/enflurane and fentanyl, and the neuromuscular blockade, induced by pancur...

Impact of shorter-acting neuromuscular blocking agents on fast-track recovery of the cardiac surgical patient.

BACKGROUND Residual paralysis associated with the use of long-acting muscle relaxants can delay recovery from anesthesia and surgery. The authors tested the hypothesis that use of shorter-acting neuromuscular blocking agents is associated with reductions in tracheal extubation times and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. ...

Is it always necessary to antagonize residual neuromuscular block? Do children differ from adults?

Is it always necessary to antagonize residual neuromuscular block? Do children differ from adults? Use of an anticholinesterase at the end of surgery, to antagonize residual neuromuscular block induced by a non-depolarizing drug, is commonplace; it is easy to forget that such drugs were not always given routinely. When the clinical use of " Intocostrin " (a biologically standardized extract of ...

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

[Effect of atracurium on pancuronium-induced neuromuscular block recovery.].

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Additional neuromuscular blocker doses are in general needed during wall closing after abdominal surgeries. This study aimed at determining during partial pancuronium-induced neuromuscular block recovery, the effect of additional atracurium dose on spontaneous neuromuscular block recovery. METHODS Participated in this study 30 patients divided in two groups: pancuron...