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Neuromuscular block with vecuronium reduces the rapidly extracted auditory evoked potentials index during steady state anesthesia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14656779     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: During clinical monitoring, vecuronium appeared to reduce the rapidly extracted auditory evoked potentials index (A-line ARX index or AAI) to some extent. A prospective and randomized study was designed to analyze this phenomenon. METHODS: Forty adult patients undergoing elective surgery were studied. After tracheal intubation, anesthesia was maintained with an end-tidal isoflurane concentration (F(ET)ISO) of 1.0% for 20 min, then a 10-mL dose of either vecuronium 0.05 mg*kg(-1), 0.1 mg*kg(-1), 0.2 mg*kg(-1) or saline was administered in a randomized, double-blind design. The AAI and bispectral index (BI(hx)) were monitored throughout the study and analyzed off-line. RESULTS: BI(hx) was unaltered after the administration of saline or vecuronium. The mean of the averaged (per patient) AAI values recorded from two minutes to ten minutes after the administration of saline or vecuronium 0.05 mg*kg(-1) did not differ significantly from the corresponding mean recorded from 15 min to 20 min after F(ET)ISO maintained 1.0% (P = 0.678, 0.169), however after the administration of vecuronium 0.1 mg*kg(-1) or 0.2 mg*kg(-1), AAI was reduced from 18.3, 18.0 to 14.8, 13.4 (P = 0.016, 0.017). CONCLUSIONS: Neuromuscular block with vecuronium reduces AAI in patients during steady state anesthesia without surgical stimuli, while BI(hx) is unaltered. The cut-off values of AAI for events should be determined according to the level of neuromuscular blockade when monitoring the depth of anesthesia/sedation.
Authors:
Sheng-Jin Ge; Xin-Liang Zhuang; Ri-Hui He; Ying-Tian Wang; Xi Zhang; Shi-Wei Huang
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthésie     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0832-610X     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Anaesth     Publication Date:  2003 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-05     Completed Date:  2004-05-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8701709     Medline TA:  Can J Anaesth     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1017-22     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Shanghai First People'Hospital, Shanghai, China. steeroncn@yahoo.com.cn
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anesthesia, General*
Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials, Auditory / drug effects*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neuromuscular Blockade / methods*
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Prospective Studies
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
Vecuronium Bromide / administration & dosage,  pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; 50700-72-6/Vecuronium Bromide

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