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Anesth Analg 2002;94:573-576
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society

AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA

Pretreatment Before Succinylcholine for Outpatient Anesthesia?

Thomas Mencke, MD, Jan-Uwe Schreiber, MD, Christine Becker, MD, Marion Bolte, MD, and Thomas Fuchs-Buder, MD

Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of the Saarland, Saar, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Thomas Fuchs-Buder, MD, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of the Saarland, D-66421 HOMBURG/Saar, Germany. Address e-mail to aitfuc{at}med-rz.uni-sb.de

IMPLICATIONS: This study demonstrated that pretreatment of succinylcholine with rocuronium failed to decrease the incidence or the severity of postoperative myalgia. However, in most patients, pretreatment was associated with muscle weakness before loss of consciousness. Thus, there is no convincing evidence supporting routine pretreatment with succinylcholine.




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