Deep neuromuscular block does not improve surgical conditions in patients receiving sevoflurane anaesthesia for laparoscopic renal surgery.


Journal

British journal of anaesthesia
ISSN: 1471-6771
Titre abrégé: Br J Anaesth
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0372541

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
02 2021
Historique:
received: 21 07 2020
revised: 18 09 2020
accepted: 18 09 2020
pubmed: 24 10 2020
medline: 2 2 2021
entrez: 23 10 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Deep neuromuscular block is associated with improved working conditions during laparoscopic surgery when propofol is used as a general anaesthetic. However, whether deep neuromuscular block yields similar beneficial effects when anaesthesia is maintained using volatile inhalation anaesthesia has not been systematically investigated. Volatile anaesthetics, as opposed to intravenous agents, potentiate muscle relaxation, which potentially reduces the need for deep neuromuscular block to obtain optimal surgical conditions. We examined whether deep neuromuscular block improves surgical conditions over moderate neuromuscular block during sevoflurane anaesthesia. In this single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind study, 98 patients scheduled for elective renal surgery were randomised to receive deep (post-tetanic count 1-2 twitches) or a moderate neuromuscular block (train-of-four 1-2 twitches). Anaesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane and titrated to bispectral index values between 40 and 50. Pneumoperitoneum pressure was maintained at 12 mm Hg. The primary outcome was the difference in surgical conditions, scored at 15 min intervals by one of eight blinded surgeons using a 5-point Leiden-Surgical Rating Scale (L-SRS) that scores the quality of the surgical field from extremely poor Deep neuromuscular block did not improve surgical conditions compared with moderate neuromuscular block: mean (standard deviation) L-SRS 4.8 (0.3) vs 4.8 (0.4), respectively (P=0.94). Secondary outcomes, including unplanned postoperative readmissions and prolonged hospital admission, were not significantly different. During sevoflurane anaesthesia, deep neuromuscular block did not improve surgical conditions over moderate neuromuscular block in normal-pressure laparoscopic renal surgery. NL7844 (www.trialregister.nl).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Deep neuromuscular block is associated with improved working conditions during laparoscopic surgery when propofol is used as a general anaesthetic. However, whether deep neuromuscular block yields similar beneficial effects when anaesthesia is maintained using volatile inhalation anaesthesia has not been systematically investigated. Volatile anaesthetics, as opposed to intravenous agents, potentiate muscle relaxation, which potentially reduces the need for deep neuromuscular block to obtain optimal surgical conditions. We examined whether deep neuromuscular block improves surgical conditions over moderate neuromuscular block during sevoflurane anaesthesia.
METHODS
In this single-centre, prospective, randomised, double-blind study, 98 patients scheduled for elective renal surgery were randomised to receive deep (post-tetanic count 1-2 twitches) or a moderate neuromuscular block (train-of-four 1-2 twitches). Anaesthesia was maintained with sevoflurane and titrated to bispectral index values between 40 and 50. Pneumoperitoneum pressure was maintained at 12 mm Hg. The primary outcome was the difference in surgical conditions, scored at 15 min intervals by one of eight blinded surgeons using a 5-point Leiden-Surgical Rating Scale (L-SRS) that scores the quality of the surgical field from extremely poor
RESULTS
Deep neuromuscular block did not improve surgical conditions compared with moderate neuromuscular block: mean (standard deviation) L-SRS 4.8 (0.3) vs 4.8 (0.4), respectively (P=0.94). Secondary outcomes, including unplanned postoperative readmissions and prolonged hospital admission, were not significantly different.
CONCLUSIONS
During sevoflurane anaesthesia, deep neuromuscular block did not improve surgical conditions over moderate neuromuscular block in normal-pressure laparoscopic renal surgery.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION
NL7844 (www.trialregister.nl).

Identifiants

pubmed: 33092803
pii: S0007-0912(20)30781-9
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.09.024
pmc: PMC7572301
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Anesthetics, Inhalation 0
Sevoflurane 38LVP0K73A

Types de publication

Comparative Study Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

377-385

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

G H Maarten Honing (GHM)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Christian H Martini (CH)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Erik Olofsen (E)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Rob F M Bevers (RFM)

Department of Urology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Volkert A L Huurman (VAL)

Department of Transplant Surgery and Transplant Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Ian P J Alwayn (IPJ)

Department of Transplant Surgery and Transplant Centre, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Monique van Velzen (M)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Marieke Niesters (M)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Leon P H J Aarts (LPHJ)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Albert Dahan (A)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Martijn Boon (M)

Department of Anaesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.boon@lumc.nl.

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