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ArticleKorean journal of anesthesiology2019

Effects of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone on rocuroniuminduced neuromuscular blockade and reversal by sugammadex in phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm rat model.

Heyran Choi, Sun Young Park, Yong Beom Kim, Junyong In, Hong Seuk Yang, Jeong-Seok Lee, Sanghyun Kim, Suyeon Park

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Article in Korean journal of anesthesiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06901596 (Sugammadex Reduces Antiemetic Effect of Dexamethasone), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT06901596 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Sugammadex Reduces Antiemetic Effect of Dexamethasone

TypeobservationalSponsorAugusta UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled100ConditionsPONV
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Heyran ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Sun Young ParkDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Yong Beom KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Junyong InDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
Hong Seuk YangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong-Seok LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.
Sanghyun KimDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Suyeon ParkDepartment of Biostatistics, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Asan, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRSoonchunhyang University · KRSoonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul · KRUlsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe facilitator effects of steroids on neuromuscular transmission may cause resistance to neuromuscular blocking agents. Additionally, steroids may hinder sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular blockade, but these findings remain controversial. Therefore, we explored the effect of dexamethasone and hydrocortisone on rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade and their inhibitory effect on sugammadex.

methodsWe explored the effects of steroids, dexamethasone and hydrocortisone, in vitro using a phrenic nerve-hemidiaphragm rat model. In the first phase, an effective dose of rocuronium was calculated, and in the second phase, following sugammadex administration, the recovery of the train-of-four (TOF) ratio and T1 was evaluated for 30 minutes, and the recovery index was calculated in dexamethasone 0, 0.5, 5, and 50 μg/ml, or hydrocortisone 0, 1, 10, or 100 μg/ml.

resultsNo significant effect of steroids on the effective dose of rocuronium was observed. The TOF ratios at 30 minutes after sugammadex administration were decreased significantly only at high experimental concentrations of steroids: dexamethasone 50 μg/ml and hydrocortisone 100 μg/ml (P < 0.001 and P = 0.042, respectively). There were no statistical significances in other concentrations. No differences were observed in T1. Recovery index was significantly different only in 100 μg/ml of hydrocortisone (P = 0.03).

conclusionsAcute exposure to steroids did not resist the neuromuscular blockade caused by rocuronium. And inhibition of sugammadex reversal on rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade is unlikely at typical clinical doses of dexamethasone and also hydrocortisone. Conclusively, we can expect proper effects of rocuronium and sugammadex when dexamethasone or hydrocortisone is used during general anesthesia.

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AnimalsDexamethasoneDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug InteractionsGlucocorticoidsHydrocortisoneMaleNeuromuscular BlockadeNeuromuscular MonitoringNeuromuscular Nondepolarizing AgentsPhrenic NerveRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRocuroniumSugammadexDexamethasoneGlucocorticoidsHydrocortisoneNeuromuscular Nondepolarizing AgentsRocuroniumSugammadexDexamethasoneHydrocortisoneNeuromuscular monitoringRatsRocuroniumSugammadex

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PMID30886132
PMCPMC6676030
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