Comparison of Operating Conditions, Postoperative Pain and Recovery, and Overall Satisfaction of Surgeons with Deep vs. No Neuromuscular Blockade for Spinal Surgery under General Anesthesia: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Seok Kyeong Oh, Woo-Keun Kwon, Sangwoo Park, Sul Gi Ji, Joo Han Kim, Youn-Kwan Park, Shin Young Lee, Byung Gun Lim, Seok Kyeong Oh, Woo-Keun Kwon, Sangwoo Park, Sul Gi Ji, Joo Han Kim, Youn-Kwan Park, Shin Young Lee, Byung Gun Lim
Abstract
We aimed to investigate operating conditions, postoperative pain, and overall satisfaction of surgeons using deep neuromuscular blockade (NMB) vs. no NMB in patients undergoing lumbar spinal surgery under general anesthesia. Eighty-three patients undergoing lumbar fusion were randomly assigned to receive deep NMB (n = 43) or no NMB (n = 40). In the deep-NMB group, rocuronium was administered to maintain deep NMB (train-of-four count 0, post-tetanic count 1-2) until the end of surgery. In the no-NMB group, sugammadex 4 mg/kg at train-of-four (TOF) count 0-1 or sugammadex 2 mg/kg at TOF count ≥2 was administered to reverse the NMB 10 min after placing the patient prone. Peak inspiratory airway pressure, plateau airway pressure, lumbar retractor pressure significantly were lower in the deep-NMB group. Degree of surgical field bleeding (0-5), muscle tone (1-3), and satisfaction (1-10) rated by the surgeon were all superior in the deep-NMB group. Pain scores, rescue fentanyl consumption in post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), and postoperative patient-controlled analgesia consumption were significantly lower in the deep-NMB group, and this group had a shorter length of stay in PACU. Compared to no NMB, deep NMB provides better operating conditions, reduced postoperative pain and higher overall satisfaction in lumbar spinal surgery.
Keywords: neuromuscular blockade; neuromuscular monitoring; neurosurgical procedures.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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