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Filter by:The train-of-four (TOF) ratio is a quantitative measure used in anesthesia to assess the degree of neuromuscular blockade induced by neuromuscular blocking agents during surgical procedures. Current American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines recommend monitoring the TOF ratio to guide the administration and reversal of NMBAs, with a target ratio of 0.9 or higher at adductor pollicis muscle indicating adequate reversal and restoration of neuromuscular function. This proposed study aims to observe and compare the TOF ratio between two different muscles of the hand: adductor pollicis and adductor digiti minim using anesthesia monitors on both of their arms during recovery of neuromuscular function. Surgery and anesthesia will occur per standard of care.
The aim of this study is to compare AMG and EMG (Philips IntelliVue NMT module and Senzime TetraGraph) in the objective monitoring of neuromuscular blocking in children between the age of 6 months and 2 years.The monitoring will be done bilaterally either on n.ulnaris or n. tibialis. The hypothesis of the study is that AMG will indicate faster recovery time (time to return to TOF 90%) from neuromuscular block than EMG.
This study aims to compare the use of sugammadex (domestic) and neostigmine for antagonism after thoracic surgery, and observe the effect of sugammadex (domestic) on neuromuscular blockade antagonism after thoracic surgery, in order to provide a basis for optimizing the use of muscle relaxants and their antagonists during anesthesia.
To date there is still little scientific evidence regarding neuromuscular block monitoring in pediatric anesthesia and indications for safe reversal. Although the use of rocuronium and sugammadex is becoming wide, qualitative monitoring or clinical practice are applied instead of quantitative monitoring (acceleromyography-electromyography EMG). The use of neuromuscular monitoring leads to better control of intraoperative paralysis, proper timing of extubation, and reduced risk of residual postoperative paralysis-paralysis (PORC) and related complications. The main objective of the study is to analyse the incidence of sugammadex use and the total dose/kg, with and without the aid of quantitative neuromuscular monitoring. Secondary objectives are: - the time required to extubate different patients, - the incidence of respiratory complications at extubation, - the need to administer additional doses of sugammadex. A prospective RCT. Patients will be divided into two study groups; in the first group, quantitative neuromuscular monitoring based on electromyography (EMG) will be used, while in the second group, the same monitoring will be applied but covered (blinded to the anesthetist) and the pharmacological strategy is based exclusively on the clinical practice All children aged between 2 months and 6 years, scheduled to undergo elective non-cardiac surgical procedures, lasting approximately from one to two hours(anesthesia time), with general anesthesia and tracheal intubation receiving a non-depolarizing blockade agent. - Children between 2 months and 6 years - Children who will undergo elective non cardiac surgery (maximum two hours of anesthesia time with tracheal intubation receiving a non depolarizing blockade agent), - Acquisition of informed consent by a legally recognized representative capable of understanding the document and providing consent on behalf of the participant. - Children under 2 months of age or over 12 years of age, - Children with an ASA classification > 3, - Presence of neuromuscular disease, channelopathy, or any clinical condition that contraindicates the administration of neuromuscular muscle relaxants, - Confirmed or suspected allergy to sugammadex or rocuroniumt, - Presence of amputation or limb malformations that make placement of neuromuscular monitoring impossible, - Any specific contraindication to any aspect of the protocol. 12 months The randomization process will performed using numbers randomized by a computer-generated random number sequence. The randomization list will be prepared by independent statistician . The subjects will be assigned to the treatment arm in a sequence as per the randomization code provided in a closed envelope in a 1:1 ratio. The investigator will administered the treatment as per the randomization codes. One hundred children undergo in the clinically guided group and 100 children in the neuromuscular monitoring groups with the aim to include 200 children in total. Demographics and baseline characteristics with mean, median, standard deviation, and range (minimum, maximum) will generated for each arm. Subject disposition, including the number of subjects withdrawn or discontinued from the study, for each arm will summarized. The study will follow the CONSORT guidelines for statistical analysis and reporting. Chi squared test or Fisher's exact test and Student's t-test or Mann Whitney test will applied to categorical and continuous data, respectively, with a significance level of 5% by two-sided test. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (ver. 21.0) (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA).
Neuromuscular monitoring is used to evaluate neuromuscular function intraoperatively and to ensure complete neuromuscular recovery at the end of anaesthesia. Therefore, the lack of reliable neuromuscular monitoring devices that are not cumbersome to use is a major shortcoming for anaesthesia. A recently developed mechanomyography (MMG) device may meet these partially unmet needs due to its measurement of the patient's contractile force instead of its surrogates (i.e., acceleration, velocity), including the response to physiologically relevant tetanic stimulation. However, it is unclear whether the reliability of the newly developed MMG device is similar to or better than the currently available gold standard of neuromuscular monitoring based on electromyography (EMG).
It is known that deep neuromuscular block improves surgical conditions, especially during laparoscopic abdominal surgery. Based on this, in the Perioperative Neuromuscular Blockade Management guide published by the ESAIC association in 2022, it is recommended to deepen the level of neuromuscular blockade in cases where surgical conditions need to be improved. Sugammadex should be used to quickly and reliably reverse deep neuromuscular blockade. TOFScan, a 3-dimensional acceleromyograph for neuromuscular monitoring, has become widely used in recent years. With this monitor, it has been shown that in addition to the classical train-of-four ratio (cTOFR), the modified train-of-four ratio (mTOFR) can be used during the spontaneous recovery of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockade. In a study conducted by Schmartz et al. in 2021, it was shown that mTOFR, which is the ratio of T4 to the reference stimulus, was compiled later than cTOFR. Therefore, it is suggested that the mTOFR value is a better determinant for safe extubation.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of use of reversal agents for neuromuscular blockade in critically ill patients on time for neurological assessment after endotracheal intubation The main questions it aims to answer are: - The use of reversal agents for neuromuscular blockade after endotracheal intubation may reduce the time for neurological assessment. - The types of reversal agents for neuromuscular blockade may affect the time for neurological assessment. Participants will receive different reversal agents or no medications based on the assigned groups. Thirty minutes after intubation using rocuronium, medication is administered, and the time of initial confirmation of eye opening and movement is recorded. Researchers will compare 3 groups (sugammadex, neostigmine and control(no medication) to see the difference of time for neurological assessment after endotracheal intubation.
Despite emerging efforts to decrease residual paralysis and postoperative complications with the use of quantitative neuromuscular monitoring and reversal agents their incidences remain high. In an optimal setting, neuromuscular blocking agents are dosed in a way that there is no residual block at the end of surgery. The effect of neuromuscular blocking agents, however, is highly variable and is not only influenced by their dose, but also by several patient-related factors such as muscle status, metabolic activity, and anesthesia management. Accordingly, the duration of action is difficult to predict. The PINES project will use artificial intelligence methods to develop a model that can accurately predict the course of action of neuromuscular blocking agents. It will be used to predict time to complete neuromuscular recovery (train-of-four [TOF] ratio >0.95) and may provide as a decision support in the individual management of timing and dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs and their reversal agents.
There is no recent information on the required dose of neostigmine for the reversal of cisatracurium-induced moderate neuromuscular blockade (NMB) [Train-of-four (TOF) count = 1-3)] in children. The aim of this study will be to evaluate by means of a prospective, randomized and double-blinded clinical trial, the time required for reversal of moderate NMB (TOFc 3) to T4/T1 (TOF ratio, TOFr) > 0.9 and TOFr = 1.0 after administration of different doses of neostigmine (10, 20 or 30 mcg/kg) or placebo in children undergoing inhalational (sevoflurane) general anesthesia. In addition, the probability of NMB reversal in less than 10 minutes, the presence of bradycardia, respiratory complications and postoperative vomiting will be evaluated. The time for reversal is expected to be inversely proportional to the administered dose of neostigmine.
The use of low-pressure pneumoperitoneum seems to be able to reduce complications such as postoperative pain. However, the quality of evidence for most studies evaluating this relationship is considered low. The absence of concealment of pneumoperitoneum pressure and the lack of description of neuromuscular blockade characteristics are the main causes of bias. The purpose of this study will be to evaluate by means of a prospective, randomized and double-blinded trial, the quality of recovery (QoR-15) questionnaire of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under moderate neuromuscular blockade, using low pneumoperitoneum pressure or "standard" pressure. Eighty patients submitted to laparoscopic cholecystectomy and randomly distributed in two groups will be included: low pneumoperitoneum pressure (10 mmHg) or "standard" pressure (14 mmHg). The value of abdominal pressure will be kept hidden for all participants, except for the nurse responsible for the operating room. Moderate neuromuscular blockade will be maintained according to Train-of-four count (TOFc) = 3 for all cases.