Residual Neuromuscular Blockade in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Status Withdrawn

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Clinical Trial Description

Neuromuscular blocking agents are used as part of most general anesthetics to help facilitate tracheal intubation and optimal surgical conditions (Barish et al). These medications cause universal paralysis of patients while unconscious. After most surgeries where extubation is planned, the standard of care is to "reverse" any residual neuromuscular blockade with either anticholinesterase treatment (specifically neostigmine) or sugammadex. Despite adequate reversal, residual neuromuscular blockade is a common problem seen in the post-anesthetic care unit (PACU). It leads to issues of airway obstruction, hypoxemia, respiratory complications including atelectasis and pneumonia and muscle weakness (Brull et al). The investigators posit that these complications are likely amplified in patients who require post-operative intensive care unit admission. In particular, the investigators hypothesize that cardiac surgery patients are at risk. Elective cardiac surgery patients are routinely admitted to the CVICU still intubated and ventilator-dependent immediately following surgery. The goal of uncomplicated cardiac surgery patients (fast track cardiac surgery patients) is to extubate them within 6 hours of ICU arrival. However, standard of care throughout the US does not include reversal of their neuromuscular blockade. By the time these patients meet extubation criteria, most providers believe that the neuromuscular blockade should have worn off and therefore do not administer reversal (Murphy et al). The investigators hypothesize that residual neuromuscular blockade delays time to extubation and increases respiratory complications in fast track cardiac surgery patients. By administering reversal of neuromuscular blockade in patients with a Train Of Four ratio of <0.9 we anticipate that there will be an increase from 60 to 85% of patients being successfully extubated within 6 hours of arrival to the ICU and a decrease in composite respiratory complications. ;

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia
Residual Neuromuscular Blockade

Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03574337
Study type	Interventional
Source	Henry Ford Health System
Contact
Status	Withdrawn
Phase	Phase 4
Start date	August 1, 2018
Completion date	August 30, 2018

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