title: Pretreatment before succinylcholine for outpatient anesthesia?
abstract: This study demonstrated that pretreatment of succinylcholine with rocuronium failed to decrease the incidence or the severity of postoperative myalgia. However, in most patients, pretreatment was associated with muscle weakness before loss of consciousness. Thus, there is no convincing evidence supporting routine pretreatment with succinylcholine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University of the Saarland, Saar, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mencke
authors.forename: Jan-Uwe
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Schreiber
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolte
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fuchs-Buder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000732:Androstanols / Q000494:pharmacology; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D005207:Fasciculation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D000077123:Rocuronium; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D000732:Androstanols; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; D013390:Succinylcholine; D000077123:Rocuronium