Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Impact of Deep Neuromuscular Block on Surgical Conditions

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether deep neuromuscular blockade compared to moderate neuromuscular blockade may improve the surgical conditions in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2015-08

Completion

2016-04

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper 29 out of 34 patients with deep block and in four out of 31 with moderate block; P < 0.0001. PMID 30985536 ↗

Publications

• Fuchs-Buder T, Schmartz D, Baumann C, Hilt L, Nomine-Criqui C, Meistelman C, Brunaud L. Deep neuromuscular blockade improves surgical conditions during gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity: A randomised controlled trial. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2019 Jul;36(7):486-493. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000000996.

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