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Postoperative neuromuscular function following non-depolarising muscle blockade in patients at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 22 , issue 4 , 2016 , pages: 121–124

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2016.1201293

Author(s): JRR Invernizzi Discipline of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, South Africa , PD Gopalan Discipline of Anaesthesiology & Critical Care, South Africa

Keywords: post-anaesthesia , postoperative residual curarisation , postoperative residual weakness , residual block , residual neuromuscular block , residual paralysis

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Abstract

Background: Residual neuro-muscular blockade after the end of general anaesthesia may occur when non-depolarising muscle relaxant (NDMR) drugs are used. Train-of-four (TOF) stimulation is used to quantify the degree of residual paralysis, with a TOF ratio of less than 0.9 postoperatively associated with increased morbidity in patients. The aim of this study was to survey the degree of residual paralysis in patients in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), Durban, over the survey period.

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