Deep versus Moderate Neuromuscular Blockade in Gynecologic Laparoscopic Operations: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate whether deep neuromuscular blockade (NMB) improves surgical conditions and postoperative pain compared to moderate block, in patients undergoing gynecologic laparoscopic surgery.

Methods

A single blind, randomized, controlled trial was undertaken with laparoscopic gynecologic surgical patients, who were randomly assigned to one of the following two groups: patients in the first group received deep NMB (PTC 0-1) and in the other, moderate NMB (TOF 0-1). Primary outcomes included assessing the surgical conditions using a four-grade scale, ranging from 0 (extremely poor) to 3 (optimal), and patients' postoperative pain was evaluated with a five-grade Likert scale and the analgesic consumption.

Results

144 patients were analyzed as follows: 73 pa

SUBMITTER: Kathopoulis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9032163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature