• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Mar 2004

    Comparative Study

    Predictive value of mechanomyography and accelerometry for pulmonary function in partially paralyzed volunteers.

    • M Eikermann, H Groeben, J Hüsing, and J Peters.
    • Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany. matthias.eikermann@uni-essen.de
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2004 Mar 1;48(3):365-70.

    BackgroundAccelerometry (ACM) of adductor pollicis muscle has been used for monitoring of neuromuscular blockade but its validity compared with the gold standard, mechanomyography (MMG), has been questioned. During neuromuscular blockade we compared these methods and we assessed pulmonary function.MethodsIn awake partially paralyzed volunteers we spirometrically assessed pulmonary function every 5 min until recovery. Rocuronium (0.01 mg kg(-1) + 2-10 microg kg(-1) min(-1)) was administered to maintain train-of-four (TOF)-ratios (assessed every 15 s) of approximately 0.5 and 0.8 over a period of more than 5 min. The TOF-ratio associated with 'acceptable' pulmonary recovery [forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced inspiratory volume in 1 s (FIV1) of > or =90% of baseline] was calculated using a linear regression model. During 5-min periods of repetitive nerve stimulation we compared the squared residuals of the FVC and FIV1 estimates from TOFACM vs. TOFMMG, and compared variance of values derived from ACM and MMG using Wilcoxon's test.ResultsLimits of agreement of TOF-ratio derived from ACM and MMG were wide [0.15+/-0.016 (SD)], and variability of TOFACM exceeded that of TOFMMG[variance: 77+/-105 vs. 51+/-55% (P<0.01)]. Calculated TOF(ACM) and TOFMMG ratios of 0.56 (0.22-0.71) [mean (95%CI) and 0.6 (0.28-0.74)], respectively, predict 'acceptable' (90%) recovery of FVC while FIV1 remains impaired until TOF-ratios of 0.91 (0.82-1.07) and 0.95 (0.82-1.18), respectively. In turn, TOFMMG (TOFACM) of unity predicted 'acceptable' recovery of FVC and FIV1 in 94 (93) % and 68 (73) % of measurements, respectively.ConclusionsAccelerometry predicts effects of relaxation on pulmonary function as valid as the gold standard mechanomyography. We recommend that recovery of TOF ratio to 0.9-1.0 should be used as an indication of sufficient neuromuscular recovery in daily practice.

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