Safety and efficacy of remifentanil-propofol combination on "muscle relaxant-free" general anesthesia for therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To prospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of a "muscle relaxant-free" general anesthesia using a combination of remifentanil and propofol, compared to propofol-based monitored anesthesia care and conventional general anesthesia during therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Methods

From September to December 2019, 360 patients scheduled for elective ERCP at the Endoscopy Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were randomly assigned to three different groups: Group MAC (propofol-based monitored anesthesia care, n=120), Group GA₁ (general anesthesia with neuromuscular blocking agents, n=120), or Group GA₂ (remifentanil-propofol combination-based muscle relaxan

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10492087 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature