Open AccessEarlier and lower dose administration of sugammadex
Author(s) -
Olivier Duranteau,
Wendy Fernandez,
Turgay Tuna,
Edgard Engelman,
Luc Van Obbergh,
Ionut Tabolcea
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1097/eja.0000000000001502
Subject(s) - medicine , sugammadex , dose , rocuronium , placebo , anesthesia , significant difference , intubation , alternative medicine , pathology
Sugammadex allows for rapid reversal of muscle relaxation after the use of rocuronium or vecuronium. The lowest recommended dose is 2 mg kg-1 intravenously when there are two twitches during the train-of-four stimulation.