Abstract
Objective: The dose of neuromuscular blocking drugs is commonly based on body weight, but using muscle mass might be more effective. This study investigated the relationship between the effect of neuromuscular blocking drugs and muscle mass measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Methods: Patients who were scheduled for elective surgery using a muscle relaxant were screened for inclusion in this study. Under intravenous anaesthesia, 12 mg or 9 mg of rocuronium was administered to males and females, respectively; and the maximal relaxation effect of T1 was measured using a TOF-Watch-SX® acceleromyograph. Results: This study enrolled 40 patients; 20 males and 20 females. For both sexes, the maximal relaxation effect of T1 did not correlate with the body weight-based dose of neuromuscular blocking drugs (males, r 2 = 0.12; females, r 2 = 0.26). Instead, it correlated with the dose based on bioelectrical impedance analysis-measured muscle mass when injected with the same dose of rocuronium (males, r 2 = 0.78, female, r 2 = 0.82). Conclusions: This study showed that the muscle relaxation effect of rocuronium was correlated with muscle mass and did not correlate with body weight when using the same dose. Therefore, a muscle mass-based dose of neuromuscular blocking drugs is recommended.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1521-1532 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of International Medical Research |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Apr 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by a grant from the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI18C0584). This research was also funded by an ACE Medical grant (grant number: Q1809611).
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Body composition
- muscle relaxation
- neuromuscular blocking agents
- rocuronium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, medical
- Biochemistry
- Cell Biology