Recovery of Laryngeal Nerve Function With Sugammadex After Rocuronium-Induced Profound Neuromuscular Block

Autor: Giuseppe De Scisciolo, Gabriele Gori, Lara Gianesello, Cristiana Martinelli, Alessandra Nella, Vittorio Pavoni, Martina Simonelli, Andrew Horton
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Survey of Anesthesiology. 61:20
ISSN: 0039-6206
DOI: 10.1097/sa.0000000000000288
Popis: Study Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of sugammadex in reversing profound rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block at the laryngeal adductor muscles using motor-evoked potentials (mMEPs). Design A prospective observational study. Setting University surgical center. Patients Twenty patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical class I-II status who underwent propofol-remifentanil anesthesia for the surgery of the thyroid gland. Interventions Patients were enrolled for reversal of profound neuromuscular block (sugammadex 16 mg/kg, 3 minutes after rocuronium 1.2 mg/kg). To prevent laryngeal nerve injury during the surgical procedures, all patients underwent neurophysiologic monitoring using mMEPs from vocal muscles. At the same time, the registration of TOF-Watch acceleromyograph at the adductor pollicis muscle response to ulnar nerve stimulation was performed; recovery was defined as a train-of-four (TOF) ratio ≥ 0.9. Measurement and main results After injection of 16 mg/kg of sugammadex, the mean time to recovery of the basal mMEPs response at the laryngeal adductor muscles was 70 ± 18.2 seconds. The mean time to recovery of the TOF ratio to 0.9 was 118 ± 80 seconds. In the postoperative period, 12 patients received follow-up evaluation of the vocal cords and no lesions caused by the surface laryngeal electrode during electrophysiological monitoring were noted. Conclusions Recovery from profound rocuronium-induced block on the larynx is fast and complete with sugammadex. In urgent scenarios, “early” extubation can be performed, even with a TOF ratio ≤ 0.9. However, all procedures to prevent postoperative residual curarization should still be immediately undertaken.
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