Open AccessRandomized Trial Comparing Early and Late Administration of Rocuronium Before and After Checking Mask Ventilation in Patients With Normal Airways
Author(s) -
Se Hee Min,
Hyunjae Im,
Bo Rim Kim,
Seung Zhoo Yoon,
Jae Hyon Bahk,
JangKyun Seo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000004060
Subject(s) - rocuronium , medicine , anesthesia , intubation , ventilation (architecture) , apnea , tracheal intubation , mechanical engineering , engineering
During induction of general anesthesia, it is common practice to delay neuromuscular blockade until the ability to deliver mask ventilation has been confirmed. However, the benefits of this approach have never been scientifically validated. We thus compared the early and late administration of rocuronium before and after checking mask ventilation to investigate the efficiency of mask ventilation and the time to tracheal intubation in patients with normal airways.