title: A comparison between succinylcholine and rocuronium on the recovery profile of the laryngeal muscles during intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: a prospective porcine model.
abstract: The use of succinylcholine and rocuronium are reportedly feasible during intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in thyroid surgery. This study aimed to investigate and compare the recovery profiles of succinylcholine and rocuronium on the laryngeal muscle during IONM of the RLN in a porcine model. Nine male Duroc-Landrace piglets were anesthetized with thiamylal and underwent tracheal intubation without neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs). Needle electrodes were inserted into the vocalis muscles through the cricothyroid ligament. The RLN was exposed and stimulated. Electromyographic (EMG) signals were obtained before and after the intravenous administration of a NMBA. The EMG amplitudes were measured before and after (at 1-minute intervals) the administration of the study drug until complete recovery. The study NMBA regimen included succinylcholine (1 mg/kg), low-dose rocuronium (0.3 mg/kg), and standard dose rocuronium (0.6 mg/kg). The maximal neuromuscular blockade and 80% recovery (i.e., duration) of the control responses were recorded and analyzed. The 80% recovery of the control response for succinylcholine (1 mg/kg) was 19.7 ± 1.5 minutes; low-dose rocuronium (0.3 mg/kg), 16.3 ± 2.5 minutes; and standard dose rocuronium (0.6 mg/kg), 29.3 ± 5.7 minutes. Succinylcholine (1 mg/kg) and low-dose rocuronium (0.3 mg/kg) had significantly shorter durations than standard dose rocuronium (0.6 mg/kg). The EMG signal recovery returned to baseline within 30 minutes in the succinylcholine and low-dose rocuronium groups, but it did not return to baseline until 1 hour after surgery in the rocuronium (0.6 mg/kg) group. In this study, succinylcholine (1 mg/kg) and low-dose rocuronium (0.3 mg/kg) had favorable recovery profiles on the laryngeal muscle. It is recommended that low-dose rocuronium may replace succinylcholine for the induction of general anesthesia during IONM of the RLN in thyroid surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Cheng
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Pi-Ying
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hung-Te
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Kuang-Yi
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Che-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ka-Wo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kuen-Yao
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Feng-Yu
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000732:Androstanols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D004576:Electromyography; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000502:physiology*; D007830:Larynx / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D000077123:Rocuronium; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000732:Androstanols; D013390:Succinylcholine; D000077123:Rocuronium
keywords: Intraoperative neuromonitoring; Neuromuscular blocking agent; Porcine model; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Thyroid surgery
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