Incidence of Residual Neuromuscular Blockade in Intra-abdominal Surgery: A Prospective, Observational Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Neuromuscular Blockade, Pulmonary Complication

In brief

The aim of this prospective, observational study is to determine the incidence of post-operative residual neuromuscular blockade (PRNB) in patients undergoing intra-abdominal procedures compared to patients undergoing other noncardiac/non intra-thoracic procedures that also require non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) administration. As intra-abdominal surgeries are independently associated with post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs), it is important to highlight other factors, such as PRNB, that could contribute to these complications.Although it has been shown that the risk of adverse respiratory events can be reduced by intra-operative quantitative neuromuscular monitoring, such monitoring is not in widespread use.This study will incorporate quantitative monitoring in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) setting by using the Stimpod NMS450® in an effort to show a disparity in the incidence of residual paralysis between these two patient populations and to emphasize the need to implement more accurate neuromuscular monitoring, especially for those that are already at increased risk for respiratory complications.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02984839
Run by
OhioHealth
People needed
120
Starts
2016-11-01
Expected to finish
2017-05-16
Last updated by the study team
2018-07-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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