[Moroccan survey about neuromuscular relaxant blocking drugs use and reversal management].
OBJECTIVE
To determine current clinical neuromuscular use in Morocco anesthetic practice.


METHODS
Clinical practice survey.


METHODS
Anesthesiologists were invited to answer anonymously to question about neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA): pharmacology, monitoring and antagonism drug use. Corrected yates test was used to compare qualitative parameters and variance analysis for quantitative parameters. P<0.05 was considered as significant.


RESULTS
We had 171 answers, 54% were paramedics (n=93) and 46% (n=78) were physicians (20% global effective in Morocco). Fifty-five percent were seniors. Vecuronium was the most NMBA used in Morocco for 51% of the anesthesiologists. Mean action time of NMBA was underestimate in more than 60% of the staff questioned specially for seniors (24.6%) than juniors (19.2%). Residual neuromuscular blockade was evaluated only by clinical and spirometric parameters in 72%. TOF monitor was used in 18% more in military hospitals (36%) and insurance clinics (40%) than private hospitals (12.5%). Administration of reversal drugs was systematic in 5.8% of anesthesiologists, frequent for 36.3% and rare for 55%.


CONCLUSIONS
This study show an underestimation of residual neuromuscular blockade, poor neuromuscular monitor use and lack of knowledge of NMBA specially for senior anesthesiologists and in private hospitals. We should elaborate Moroccan guideline for NMBA use and provide formal training programs for our anesthetic staff.
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation des urgences chirurgicales (P33), CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc. Electronic address: mabouderka@yahoo.fr.
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Bouderka
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation des urgences chirurgicales (P33), CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
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Nsiri
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation des urgences chirurgicales (P33), CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
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Bouhouri
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation des urgences chirurgicales (P33), CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
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Bouaggad
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation des urgences chirurgicales (P33), CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
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Alharrar
Service d'anesthésie-réanimation des urgences chirurgicales (P33), CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
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D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000592:standards*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004363:Drug Utilization; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009018:Morocco; D019148:Neuromuscular Blockade / Q000592:standards*; D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide
D009466:Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; D003473:Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; D014673:Vecuronium Bromide
Anesthesia; Anesthésie; Antagonism; Curarisation; Décurarisation pharmacologique; Neostigmine; Neuromuscular blocking agents; Néostigmine