European journal of anaesthesiology
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Reversal with sugammadex reduces the incidence of post-operative nausea and vomiting compared with neostigmine.
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Observational Study
Residual neuromuscular block in type II diabetes mellitus after rocuronium: A prospective observational study.
Diabetes mellitus causes motor nerve dysfunction and degeneration that may alter the response to neuromuscular blocking drugs. ⋯ Diabetic patients, even in the absence of complications, have an increased risk of RNMB after rocuronium administration compared with those without diabetes. Poorer glycaemic control of diabetes does not appear to increase the risk. Appropriate dose and vigilant monitoring of the neuromuscular blocker is helpful in patients with T2DM.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Dexamethasone decreases the duration of rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block: A randomised controlled study.
Several drugs influence the time course of neuromuscular block during general anaesthesia. ⋯ A single dose of dexamethasone 8 mg attenuated rocuronium-induced block by 15 to 20% if administered 2 to 3 h prior to induction of anaesthesia. However, the administration of dexamethasone during induction of anaesthesia did not influence the time course of the neuromuscular block.