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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Time course of potentiation of mivacurium by halothane and isoflurane in children.
- O A Meretoja, K Wirtavuori, T Taivainen, and K T Olkkola.
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Children's Hospital University of Helsinki, Finland.
- Br J Anaesth. 1996 Feb 1; 76 (2): 235-8.
AbstractWe studied 40 children, aged 1-15 yr, to analyse the time course of potentiation of mivacurium produced by halothane and isoflurane. A steady infusion requirement of mivacurium to maintain 90% neuromuscular block was established during thiopentone-alfentanil-nitrous oxide-oxygen anaesthesia. Patients were then allocated randomly to receive 1 MAC end-tidal concentration of either halothane (group Hal) or isoflurane (group Iso) while neuromuscular block was maintained at 90%. Both volatile agents decreased the infusion requirements of mivacurium in an exponential manner in that maximal potentiation occurred only after 30-80 min. Maximal reduction in infusion rate (32% in group Hal and 70% in group Iso; P < 0.0001) did not depend on the age of the child but became established sooner the younger the child in the case of isoflurane (P = 0.002).
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