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Trial reportMedicine2018

Optimal dose of combined rocuronium and cisatracurium during minor surgery: A randomized trial.

Woo Young Park, Jae Chan Choi, Hey Jeong Yun, Yeong Gwan Jeon, Gisoon Park, Jong Bum Choi

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02495038 (Optimal Dose of Combination of Rocuronium and Cisatracurium), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT02495038 nacompletednot on this map

Optimal Dose of Combination of Rocuronium and Cisatracurium: A Randomized Double-blinded Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorYonsei UniversityRan2014 to 2015Enrolled81ConditionsChronic Otitis Media, AnesthesiaArms10% reduction of combination of Esmeron® and Nimbex®, 20% reduction of combination of Esmeron® and Nimbex®
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Woo Young ParkDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea Department of Anesthesia, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine, Brain Research Group, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju Anheung Public Health Subcenter, Hoengseong County Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Ajou University, College of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Jae Chan Choi
Hey Jeong Yun
Yeong Gwan Jeon
Gisoon Park
Jong Bum Choi
Yonsei University · KRShaikh Khalifa Medical City · AE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCombined rocuronium and cisatracurium have synergistic effects. We investigated whether reduced doses are effective during coadministration, by monitoring neuromuscular relaxation during surgery.

methodsThis randomized, controlled clinical trial was registered at http://clinicaltrials.gov (registration number NCT02495038). The participants were 81 patients scheduled for elective mastoidectomy and tympanoplasty. Participants were assigned to groups, including the intubating dose group (Group I, n = 27; combined ED95 rocuronium and ED95 cisatracurium), the small reduction group (Group S, n = 27; dose reduced by 10% of each ED95), or the large reduction group (Group L, n = 27; dose reduced by 20% of each ED95). Drugs were administered to patients and a timer was started using TOF-Watch monitoring. TOF (train-of-four) was monitored at the ulnar nerve, at a setting of 2 Hz/12 s. We recorded the time to TOF ratio = 0 (onset), time to first TOF ratio > 25% (duration 25%), and TOF 25-75% (recovery index) under total intravenous anesthesia. One-way analysis of variance was used for statistical analyses (α = 0.05, β = 0.2).

resultsThere were no significant demographic differences between groups. Group L had a longer duration to onset (mean ± standard deviation, 399.3 ± 147.8 seconds) and shorter duration 25% (39.4 ± 6.8 minutes) compared to Group I (212.8 ± 56.0 s and 51.3 ± 8.47 minutes, respectively) and Group S (230.7 ± 60.6 s and 47.9 ± 10.7 minutes, respectively). There were no other significant differences between groups.

conclusionOur findings contribute to determining clinically effective combinations of rocuronium and cisatracurium, as well as to predicting the pharmacokinetic characteristics of the synergistic effects. We suggest that reducing doses of both drugs by approximately 10% of their respective ED95 values is sufficient to maintain neuromuscular relaxation during minor surgery.

Indexed as

AdultAndrostanolsAnesthesia, GeneralAtracuriumDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleHumansMaleMastoidectomyMiddle AgedMinor Surgical ProceduresNeuromuscular Blocking AgentsNeuromuscular MonitoringRocuroniumAndrostanolsAtracuriumcisatracuriumNeuromuscular Blocking AgentsRocuronium

Identifiers

PMID29517695
PMCPMC5882426
OpenAlexW2793506102

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