title: A comparative study of intubating conditions of rocuronium bromide and suxamethonium in adult patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Intubating conditions after Suxamethonium, a time tested popular short acting depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent, and Rocuronium, a recently introduced intermediate acting non depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent, with Thiopentone as the sole induction agent, were compared in this study.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were divided into two groups, each consisting of 30 patients: group a patient's received Rocuronium bromide, 0.6 mg/kg and group B patients received Suxamethonium chloride 1.5 mg/kg. In both the groups, jaw relaxation and vocal cord relaxation were considered for atraumatic laryngoscopy at 60 seconds or, if needed, at 75 seconds and then at 90 seconds.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intubation conditions were rated as excellent in 90% and good in 10% of the patients who received Rocuronium, and excellent in 100% of the patients who received Suxamethonium.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is concluded from this study that intubation can be performed under good to excellent conditions at 60-90 seconds after a bolus dose of Rocuronium of 0.6 mg/kg. The result of this study indicates that this new nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent may be considered as a valuable alternative to Suxamethonium for rapid tracheal intubation, i.e., within 60 seconds, even after induction with Thiopentone as the sole anesthetic agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar - 361 008, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shobhana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, M.P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar - 361 008, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kirubahar
keywords: Intubating condition; Rocuronium; Suxamethonium