VECURONIUM DOSE - RESPONSE AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH MYASTHENIA-GRAVIS

被引:46
作者
NILSSON, E [1 ]
MERETOJA, OA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HELSINKI,CENT HOSP,DEPT ANAESTHESIA,SF-00100 HELSINKI 10,FINLAND
关键词
: myasthenia gravis; Measurement technique: electromyography; mechanomyography; neuromuscular disease; neuromuscular relaxants: dose-response curves; vecuronium;
D O I
10.1097/00000542-199007000-00005
中图分类号
R614 [麻醉学];
学科分类号
100217 ;
摘要
Eleven myasthenia gravis and seven control patients were studied during N2O/O2-fentanyl anesthesia to determine the ED50, ED95, and maintenance requirement of vecuronium using both mechanomyography and electromyography. The ED95 of vecuronium was 17 (range 8-34) μg/kg in patients with myasthenia gravis, and this was significantly related to patient's acetylcholine receptor antibody titer (r = -0.75, P < 0.01). The average ED95 value was 250% greater in control than in myasthenic patients (P < 0.01). The hourly requirement of vecuronium to maintain an 80-90% neuromuscular blockade was 38 ± 10 μg/kg in myasthenic and 120 ± 27 μg/kg in control patients (P < 0.001). When these requirements were related to individual ED95 doses, they were comparable indicating similar time durations of effect of vecuronium following an equipotent dose in myasthenic and in control patients.
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