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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Rocuronium versus succinylcholine for rapid-sequence induction using a variation of the timing principle.
- J M Nelson, R C Morell, and J F Butterworth.
- Department of Anesthesia, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1009, USA.
- J Clin Anesth. 1997 Jun 1;9(4):317-20.
Study ObjectiveTo determine if, using a variation of the "timing" principle, 0.6 mg/kg of rocuronium can achieve an onset time and intubating conditions similar to those achieved with succinylcholine.Study DesignProspective, randomized, double-blind clinical comparison.SettingOperating room in a university medical center.Patients42 ASA physical status I and II patients undergoing general anesthesia for elective surgery.InterventionsAll patients were fitted with a Grass FT-10 force transducer attached to the thumb. Supramaximal stimulation was applied to the ulnar nerve with a variable current peripheral nerve stimulator. 22 patients (succinylcholine group) received a placebo bolus injection followed 20 seconds later by thiopental 4 to 5 mg/kg and succinylcholine 1 mg/kg; 20 additional patients (rocuronium group) received a bolus dose of rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg followed 20 seconds later by thiopental 4 to 5 mg/kg and a placebo bolus injection.Measurements And Main ResultsWe measured the onset time from administration of the muscle relaxant to 95% twitch reduction and assessed the quality of intubating conditions 60 seconds after the induction of anesthesia. There was a significant difference in the mean onset time of rocuronium (72 sec) versus succinylcholine (42 sec, p < 0.0001). However, there was no significant difference in intubating conditions 60 seconds after administration of thiopental.ConclusionRocuronium given 20 seconds prior to thiopental provides intubating conditions equivalent to thiopental-succinylcholine for rapid-sequence inductions, circumventing rocuronium's longer onset time to 95% neuromuscular blockade.
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