Rapacuronium is a new, rapid-onset, short-duration, nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drug. We evaluated the intubating conditions at maximum block after the administration of rapacuronium or mivacurium in female patients undergoing laparoscopy. We also evaluated the neostigmine-induced reversibility of neuromuscular block after this single dose of rapacuronium or mivacurium.
Bernard F Vanacker, Ester Geerts, Steve Coppens, and Mathijs van Iersel.
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Anesth. Analg. 2002 Apr 1;94(4):876-8, table of contents.
ImplicationsRapacuronium is a new, rapid-onset, short-duration, nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking drug. We evaluated the intubating conditions at maximum block after the administration of rapacuronium or mivacurium in female patients undergoing laparoscopy. We also evaluated the neostigmine-induced reversibility of neuromuscular block after this single dose of rapacuronium or mivacurium.