Anesth Analg 2002;94:876-878
© 2002 International Anesthesia Research Society
AMBULATORY ANESTHESIA
A Comparison of Neuromuscular Effects, Tracheal Intubating Conditions, and Reversibility of Rapacuronium Versus Mivacurium in Female Patients
Bernard F. Vanacker, MD,
Ester Geerts, MD,
Steve Coppens, MD, and
Mathijs van Iersel, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Bernard Vanacker, MD, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospitals KULeuven, Herestraat 49, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
IMPLICATIONS: 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.
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