Why the study?
Does submaximal current TOF stimulation reduce discomfort while maintaining reliable T4/T1 ratios compared to supramaximal stimulation in awake and anesthetized patients?
Population
12 healthy volunteers and 64 postoperative and 19 intraoperative patients with T4/T1 ratios ranging from…
Comparison
Train-of-four stimulation at submaximal currents vs Train-of-four stimulation at supramaximal current
Design
Other
Authors
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May reduce awake patient discomfort during TOF monitoring; hypothesis-generating and requires larger trials before practice change.
Does submaximal current TOF stimulation reduce discomfort while maintaining reliable T4/T1 ratios compared to supramaximal stimulation in awake and anesthetized patients?
Submaximal TOF stimulation is more comfortable for awake patients and provides reliable T4/T1 ratios compared to supramaximal stimulation.
Brull et al. (1990) studied this question.
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