Bradycardia and vecuronium: comparison with alcuronium during cholecystectomy.
We have compared the incidence of bradycardia in two groups of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Twenty consecutive patients were allocated randomly to receive either vecuronium (n = 8) or alcuronium (n = 12) as part of a standard anaesthetic technique. Bradycardia was defined as a heart rate less than 50 beat min-1. Five episodes of bradycardia occurred with vecuronium and none with alcuronium (P less than 0.01).
Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000443:Alcuronium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014673:Vecuronium Bromide; D000443:Alcuronium