title: The use of low-dose mivacurium to facilitate insertion of the laryngeal mask airway.
abstract: Ninety patients were assigned randomly in a double-blind manner to receive 0.9% sodium chloride, mivacurium 0.04 mg.kg-1 or mivacurium 0.08 mg.kg-1 intravenously, followed by propofol 2.5 mg.kg-1. A laryngeal mask airway (LMA) was inserted 90 s later. The LMA was positioned correctly during the first attempt in 87% of patients and this was not significantly altered by the use of mivacurium. However, mivacurium decreased the incidence of swallowing, coughing, movement and laryngospasm (p < 0.05). LMA insertion was graded as easy in 88% of patients who had mivacurium, compared with 50% in patients who had propofol alone (p < 0.05). The conditions during LMA insertion were similar after 0.04 or 0.08 mg.kg-1 of mivacurium. Patients were apnoeic for a mean (SD) time of 0.67 (0.72) min after propofol alone, compared with 1.72 (1.06) min and 3.05 (1.36) min in patients who also received mivacurium 0.04 and 0.08 mg.kg-1, respectively (p < 0.01). Patients who received mivacurium had a lower incidence of postoperative sore throat (24-30% vs. 53%) (p < 0.05). In conclusion, low-dose mivacurium facilitates LMA insertion and decreases the incidence of postoperative sore throat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, NT, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Cheam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017214:Laryngeal Masks / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077590:Mivacurium; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015742:Propofol
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D007546:Isoquinolines; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D000077590:Mivacurium; D015742:Propofol