Neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) are potent muscle relaxants, which are also known as muscle relaxers or neuromuscular blockers, are a type of medication which reduced skeletal muscle function....
Introduction of CisatracuriumCisatracurium besylate is an intermediate-acting, non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drug. Cisatracurium binds to the nicotinic cholinergic receptor at the muscle ...
Non-selective reversal agents such as neostigmine, pyridostigmine, and edrophonium and selective reversal agents sugammadex is clinically wide used reversal agents. Neostigmine, pyridostigmine, an...
Shortly after the launch of rocuronium in 1994, questions arose about a possible action of rocuronium on smooth muscle neurotransmission. Dr. Bom, an expert in smooth muscle studies, was invited to...
Incidence of Recurarization after Reversal of NMB with SugammadexStudies have defined recurarization (or recurrent NMB) as the decrease of the previous TOF ratio of ≥0.9 to <0.8 over three consecut...
One study evaluated the incidence of pain on intravenous injection and the condition of tracheal intubation at one minute following the administration of cisatracurium or rocuronium versus rocuroni...
