Patients undergoing inpatient surgeries were assessed. Absolute thresholds were
established by the lowest mean arterial pressure (MAP) maintained for various durations …

Many adverse reactions to therapeutic drugs appear to be allergic in nature, and are thought
to be triggered by patient-specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies that recognize the drug …

These practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations on the management
of neuromuscular monitoring and antagonism of neuromuscular blocking agents during and …

Objectives To provide an update to the 1999 French guidelines on “Muscle relaxants and
reversal in anaesthesia”, a consensus committee of sixteen experts was convened. A formal …

Background: Traditionally, reversal of nondepolarizing neu-romuscular blocking agents was
achieved using acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, but these are unable to adequately reverse …

Background Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, such as neostigmine, have traditionally been
used for reversal of non‐depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents. However, these …

IMPLICATIONS: This article addresses the unique characteristics of sugammadex and
describes how this drug is likely to change anesthesia practice. Sugammadex is a novel and …

Prepared by the faculty of the National Emergency Airway Management Course, this manual
is an expert, practical guide to emergency airway management in any adult or pediatric …

Methods This randomised, multicentre, parallel-group trial included 98 adult patients.
Patients received intravenous propofol for induction followed by sevoflurane maintenance …

(PACU), even with the administration of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. The frequency of this
phenomenon, which has been called “residual curarization,”“residual neuromuscular …