The Effect of Pretreatment With Roc on Succinylcholine Myalgias

Summary

Succinylcholine is a medication (depolarizing muscle relaxant) that is used as part of an anesthetic (going to sleep for surgery). This medication can cause significant muscle soreness. Rocuronium is a medication (non-depolarizing muscle relaxant) that some anesthesia providers believe may reduce muscle soreness caused by succinylcholine if given prior, but this has been controversial. Some anesthesiologists pretreat patients with rocuronium before giving patients succinylcholine, and some do not. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of pretreatment with rocuronium on muscle soreness associated with succinylcholine administration.

Timeline

Start

2020-10-02

Primary completion

2023-04-25

Completion

2023-04-25

Publications

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• Background Motamed C, Choquette R, Donati F. Rocuronium prevents succinylcholine-induced fasciculations. Can J Anaesth. 1997 Dec;44(12):1262-8. doi: 10.1007/BF03012773.
• Background Martin R, Carrier J, Pirlet M, Claprood Y, Tetrault JP. Rocuronium is the best non-depolarizing relaxant to prevent succinylcholine fasciculations and myalgia. Can J Anaesth. 1998 Jun;45(6):521-5. doi: 10.1007/BF03012701.
• Background Schreiber JU, Lysakowski C, Fuchs-Buder T, Tramer MR. Prevention of succinylcholine-induced fasciculation and myalgia: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Anesthesiology. 2005 Oct;103(4):877-84. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200510000-00027.
• Background Abbas N, Tariq S, Khan AW, Murtaza G, Naqvi N, Khanzada A. To asses the effects of rocuronium pretreatment on succinylcholine induced fasciculations and postoperative myalgias. J Pak Med Assoc. 2009 Dec;59(12):847-50.
• Background Kim KN, Kim KS, Choi HI, Jeong JS, Lee HJ. Optimal precurarizing dose of rocuronium to decrease fasciculation and myalgia following succinylcholine administration. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2014 Jun;66(6):451-6. doi: 10.4097/kjae.2014.66.6.451. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

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Indications

No indication recorded.