Residual Neuromuscular Blockade: A Comparison of Double Burst Stimulation and Train-of-Four


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P.A. Nazar

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2

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4

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Introduction: Monitoring of neuromuscular blockade helps to detect the depth of neuromuscular blockade and adequacy of recovery of neuromuscular function following injection of an anticholinesterase drug. Methodology: This study was conducted after getting institutional approval. One hundred and forty patients belonging to ASA-PS I & II were included in this study. Patients were monitored with three electrode electrocardiogram monitoring, pulse oximetry, nasopharyngeal temperature and non invasive blood pressure. Results: Although the 'p' value between duration of anaesthesia and TOF and DBS equal is highly significant (p