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Sugammadex: A Review of Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal.
Review in Drugs, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 60 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effect of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine During Neuromuscular Blockade Reversal in Outpatient Surgeries - An Evaluation of Clinical and Associated Health Care Cost
Effectiveness of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine on the Reversal of Rocuronium-induced Neuromuscular Blockade in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis After Thoracoscopic Thymectomy: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
60 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sugammadex and intraocular pressure: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Pooled it
- Sugammadex versus anticholinesterase reversal of neuromuscular blockade in adult surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Intubation conditions and neonatal outcomes with rocuronium versus suxamethonium in cesarean sections: A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of sugammadex on coagulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of neuromuscular blocking reversal agents on perioperative neurocognitive function after general anaesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Pooled it
- Sugammadex Reduced the Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Susceptible Patients Identified by ARISCAT Risk Index: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Advances in therapy · 2023Pooled it
- Tracheal intubation in critically ill patients: a comprehensive systematic review of randomized trials.Critical care (London, England) · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of sugammadex versus neostigmine in reversing neuromuscular blockade in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of neuromuscular blockade reversal strategy on gastrointestinal recovery following abdominal wall reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Trial
- Comparison of the Effects of Sugammadex Recommended Dose (2 mg/kg) and Fixed Dose of 200 mg on the Reversal of Moderate Neuromuscular Block and Recovery Profile in Adult Patients.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Comparison of emergence agitation between succinylcholine and rocuronium-sugammadex in adults following closed reduction of a nasal bone fracture: a prospective randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2019Trial
- Comparison of deep or moderate neuromuscular blockade for thoracoscopic lobectomy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2018Trial
- Impact of Sugammadex on Clinical and Patient-Centered Outcomes: Beyond Neuromuscular Recovery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Current status of neuromuscular reversal and neuromuscular monitoring in China: a cross-sectional survey.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Cyclodextrins as Modulators of Regulated Cell Death: Implications for Immunometabolism and Therapeutic Innovation.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Deep neuromuscular blockade improves surgical conditions during laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery for total hysterectomy and reduces postoperative pain: a randomized controlled trial.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2026Article
- In-depth exploration of sugammadex and novel neuromuscular blockade antagonists: a narrative review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Safety and Efficacy of Using Sugammadex in Pediatric Patients: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Association of Sugammadex Exposure with Venous Thrombosis Risk Following Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Analysis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2026Article
- Bibliometric analysis of sugammadex sodium literature based on the Web of Science database.Medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Sugammadex (Bridion(®)) is a modified γ-cyclodextrin that reverses the effect of the steroidal nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents rocuronium and vecuronium. Intravenous sugammadex resulted in rapid, predictable recovery from moderate and deep neuromuscular blockade in patients undergoing surgery who received rocuronium or vecuronium. Recovery from moderate neuromuscular blockade was significantly faster with sugammadex 2 mg/kg than with neostigmine, and recovery from deep neuromuscular blockade was significantly faster with sugammadex 4 mg/kg than with neostigmine or spontaneous recovery. In addition, recovery from neuromuscular blockade was significantly faster when sugammadex 16 mg/kg was administered 3 min after rocuronium than when patients spontaneously recovered from succinylcholine. Sugammadex also demonstrated efficacy in various special patient populations, including patients with pulmonary disease, cardiac disease, hepatic dysfunction or myasthenia gravis and morbidly obese patients. Intravenous sugammadex was generally well tolerated. In conclusion, sugammadex is an important option for the rapid reversal of rocuronium- or vecuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade.
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