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Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model

The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a synapse with one of the highest safety margins in the human body. The use of neuromuscular blocking agents to inhibit neuromuscular transmission is sufficient to produce skeletal muscle paralysis, a mechanism used to facilitate muscle relaxation during surgery....

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Main Author: Van den Berg, Maurits Matthew
Other Authors: Kellaway, Lauriston A
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Language:English
Published: Department of Human Biology 2016
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description The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a synapse with one of the highest safety margins in the human body. The use of neuromuscular blocking agents to inhibit neuromuscular transmission is sufficient to produce skeletal muscle paralysis, a mechanism used to facilitate muscle relaxation during surgery. Residual neuromuscular block postoperatively has been found to be a major risk factor for postoperative complications. Sudden reinstatement of neuromuscular block (recurarisation), through use of magnesium, has also been observed clinically. This has led to a reluctance to use magnesium postoperatively for fear of recurarisation. Recurarisation following reversal of neuromuscular blockade with neostigmine or sugammadex has not been evaluated in a formal study, and for this reason, this study investigated recurarisation after 30 mg/kg magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) following reversal of neuromuscular blockade with neostigmine, two dosages of sugammadex or when reversal was omitted. Prior to investigating recurarisation, the effects of magnesium on neuromuscular transmission in the absence of neuromuscular blocking agents was investigated, in order to determine a standard clinical dose that did not produce detectable, by Train-of-Four Ratio (TOF-R) or Twitch 1 height (%T1), neuromuscular impairment.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/20493 Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model Van den Berg, Maurits Matthew Kellaway, Lauriston A James, Michael F Swanevelder, Justiaan Neuroscience The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is a synapse with one of the highest safety margins in the human body. The use of neuromuscular blocking agents to inhibit neuromuscular transmission is sufficient to produce skeletal muscle paralysis, a mechanism used to facilitate muscle relaxation during surgery. Residual neuromuscular block postoperatively has been found to be a major risk factor for postoperative complications. Sudden reinstatement of neuromuscular block (recurarisation), through use of magnesium, has also been observed clinically. This has led to a reluctance to use magnesium postoperatively for fear of recurarisation. Recurarisation following reversal of neuromuscular blockade with neostigmine or sugammadex has not been evaluated in a formal study, and for this reason, this study investigated recurarisation after 30 mg/kg magnesium sulphate (MgSO4) following reversal of neuromuscular blockade with neostigmine, two dosages of sugammadex or when reversal was omitted. Prior to investigating recurarisation, the effects of magnesium on neuromuscular transmission in the absence of neuromuscular blocking agents was investigated, in order to determine a standard clinical dose that did not produce detectable, by Train-of-Four Ratio (TOF-R) or Twitch 1 height (%T1), neuromuscular impairment. 2016-07-20T06:58:41Z 2016-07-20T06:58:41Z 2016 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Med) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20493 eng application/pdf Department of Human Biology Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town
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Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
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title Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
title_full Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
title_fullStr Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
title_full_unstemmed Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
title_short Magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal, neostigmine/glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
title_sort magnesium recurarisation differences between no reversal neostigmine glycopyrrolate reversal and sugammadex reversal of neuromuscular block in an in vivo rat model
topic Neuroscience
url http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20493
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