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Evaluation of the effects of rocuronium bromide on haemodynamics and left ventricular function in patients undergoing
J P Cornet1, M Abiad, P Coriat
1Department of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Hospital Group Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
European Journal of Anaesthesiology. Supplement
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
In an open study of 26 patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery, the effects of rocuronium 0.6 mg kg-1 (eight patients) and 0.9 mg kg-1 (nine patients) were compared with those of pancuronium 0.085 mg kg-1 (eight patients) on haemodynamic parameters and transoesophageal echocardiography. The anaesthetic technique was based on a benzodiazepine and low dose fentanyl (6 micrograms kg-1). Pancuronium was associated with a significant increase in mean arterial pressure, end-diastolic area and heart rate, none of which were seen after rocuronium at either dose level.