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1674676

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
In 17 healthy patients undergoing O2.N2O.isoflurane anaesthesia, following atracurium or vecuronium administration, we compared simultaneous integrated evoked electromyograms (IEEMGs) during spontaneous recovery of the adductor digiti minimi (ADM) and orbicularis oris (OOM) muscle groups in response to train-of-four (TOF) stimulation of the ulnar and facial nerves, respectively. In all patients, the onset of neuromuscular recovery occurred first in the OOM. The time required to recover to a T4/T1 = 0.70 +/- 0.01 (SD) was earlier in the OOM compared with the ADM muscles in both the atracurium (33.4 +/- 5 vs 46.5 +/- 8, P less than 0.005) and vecuronium (46.5 +/- 12 vs 60.3 +/- 20, P less than 0.005) groups. When the OOM attained a T4/T1 = 0.70 +/- 0.01, the simultaneous T4/T1 in the ADM was 0.29 +/- 0.15 (P less than 0.05) in the atracurium group and 0.41 +/- 0.16 (P less than 0.01) in the vecuronium group. We conclude that (1) the facial muscles (OOM) recover earlier than the hypothenar muscles (ADM) and (2) an EMG T4/T1 = 0.70 in the facial muscles may not indicate adequate recovery of neuromuscular function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0832-610X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
318-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of integrated evoked EMG between the hypothenar and facial muscle groups following atracurium and vecuronium administration.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study