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Trial reportHernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery2026

Effect of neuromuscular blockade reversal strategy on gastrointestinal recovery following abdominal wall reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial.

Daphne Remulla, Noah X Tocci, Ryan C Ellis, William C Bennett, Alvaro Carvhalo, Chao Tu, Alparslan Turan, Luciano Tastaldi, Ajita S Prabhu, David M Krpata and 4 more

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Trial report in Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Daphne RemullaDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Noah X TocciDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. toccin@ccf.org.
Ryan C EllisDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
William C BennettDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Alvaro CarvhaloCleveland Clinic Center for Abdominal Core Health, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Chao TuDepartment of Biostatistics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Alparslan TuranCenter for Outcomes Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, USA.
Luciano TastaldiDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Ajita S PrabhuDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
David M KrpataDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Lucas R BeffaDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Benjamin T MillerDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Michael J RosenDepartment of Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Clayton C PetroDepartment of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Funding

Merck Prime Award Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvaluate the impact of sugammadex on gastrointestinal recovery following complex AWR.

methodsThis single-center, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial randomized 184 patients undergoing open retromuscular AWR to receive either sugammadex or neostigmine/glycopyrrolate for neuromuscular blockade reversal per drug packaging protocol. The primary outcome was time to gastrointestinal recovery (GI-2), defined as tolerance of solid food and first bowel movement and univariate and multivariate analysis was used to compare sugammadex and neostigmine/glycopyrrolate cohorts. Secondary outcomes included incidence of POI, hospital length of stay, and opioid consumption among our two cohorts.

resultsThe final analysis included 177 patients (88 sugammadex, 89 neostigmine/glycopyrrolate). Median time to GI-2 recovery was similar between groups (89 vs. 87 h, Wilcoxon rank-sum p = 0.637). No significant differences were observed in POI incidence (21% vs. 25%, p = 0.52) or length of stay (5 vs. 4 days, p = 0.90). Multivariable analysis confirmed sugammadex did not significantly affect time to GI-2 recovery (HR 0.96, 95% CI 0.69-1.32, p = 0.79). Independent predictors of delayed recovery included POI development and greater opioid consumption.

conclusionsSugammadex did not result in faster return to gastrointestinal function when compared with neostigmine/glycopyrrolate when used for neuromuscular blockade reversal. Thus, avoidance of neostigmine/glycopyrrolate did not reduce POI incidence or hospital length of stay in patients undergoing complex AWR.

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Abdominal WallNeuromuscular BlockadeSugammadexAdultAnalgesics, OpioidDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGlycopyrrolateHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNeostigminePlastic Surgery ProceduresRecovery of FunctionAnalgesics, OpioidGlycopyrrolateNeostigmineSugammadexAbdominal wall reconstructionIleusNeuromuscular blockade reversalSugammadex

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PMCPMC13451256

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