View clinical trials related to Residual Neuromuscular Blockade.
Filter by:This study aims to compare two monitoring methods of neuromuscular blockade - Kine-myography and Electromyography. The main questions to answer are: - are electromyography and kine-myography interchangeable - is electromyography linked to fewer fault results - is electromyography using lower energy to stimulate nerves The type of study is a multicentric observational clinical trial. Subjects are patients undergoing general anaesthesia with the use of rocuronium or cis-atracurium. In each patient, the neuromuscular blockade will be monitored using kine-myograph and electromyography simultaneously.
The purpose of this research is to determine the time it takes to reverse the effects of the intraoperative medication given to relax the muscles and how this period of recovery correlates with a function of the heart.
Researchers are comparing the ease of use and repeatability of the force vs electrical activity produced by a muscle after it has undergone nerve stimulation during a surgical procedure in which the patients' arm movement is restricted (placed under surgical drapes) in laparoscopic or robotic procedures.
Researchers are comparing the accuracy of measuring muscle relaxation during and after surgery with a device that provides numeric value versus visual observation to count of muscle twitches or absence of them by a medical provider monitoring your anesthesia during surgery.
Researches are comparing the accuracy of measuring muscle relaxation in the thumb versus the great toe.
Obesity in the world represents a growing share of the general population. At hospital, the management of these patients could be problematic especially when calculating the drug dosage. According to the French guidelines, neostigmine, a cholinesterase inhibitor, should be used to reverse a residual neuromuscular blockade at a dose of 0.4 mg/kg of total body weight in non-obese patients. In morbidly-obese patients, with the modification of the fat/lean mass ratio, the optimal dose of neostigmine is non-consensual. To calculate the dose of neostigmine, some anesthesiologists use the total body weight, others use the ideal body weight and others use the adjusted body weight. Due to this practice variability, It may be useful to observe the mean time to recovery of neuromuscular blockade and side effects after pharmacological reversal according to the dosage of neostigmine.
The aim of this investigation is to compare the performance of two quantitative monitors utilized on post-anesthesia recovering patients. The ToFscan (Draeger Medical Inc., Telford, PA) represents one of the few standalone acceleromyography (AMG)-based quantitative monitors available for routine clinical use in the United States. The TetraGraph (Senzime AB, Uppsala, Sweden) is a standalone electromyography (EMG)-based quantitative monitor that recently received Conformité Européene (CE) approval. While both of these quantitative monitors can be utilized to guide intraoperative NMBA re-dosing and confirm recovery, they provide their objective data via drastically different techniques.
Neuromuscular blocking agents' (NMBA) use during surgery is associated with postoperative respiratory complications and increased risk of readmission to the hospital following ambulatory surgery. Residual neuromuscular block (rNMB) after surgery is difficult to identify. We have recently developed the REsidual neuromuscular block Prediction Score (REPS), that predicts the risk for postoperative rNMB. Our primary objective is now to assess the predictive ability of the REPS for respiratory complications within seven days following general anaesthesia. The secondary objective is to compare the predictive values of REPS and train-of-four (TOF)-ratio below 0.90 for respiratory complications.
The purpose of this project is to determine if reversal of neuromuscular blockade in cardiac surgery patients expedites time to extubation in fast track patients.
This is an epidemiological multicenter, observational, prospective study, designed to determine the incidence of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade - defined by a TOF (train-of-four) ratio < 0.9 - at PACU arrival. Subjects aged at least 18 years old (n=360) admitted for different types of elective surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia with neuromuscular blocking agents will be included.