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Table 2 Perioperative data and results

From: Neuromuscular monitoring and incidence of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade: a prospective observational study

Perioperative data and results

Total patients (N = 90)

Duration of surgery, min

87 (58, 170)

Duration of anesthesia, min

121 (79, 215)

Time from last NMBA dose administration to the end of anesthesia in patients who received > 1 dose, min

167 (115, 185)

Time from end of anesthesia to arrival in the RR, min

6 (5, 8)

Inhalational anesthesia

51 (57)

Target-controlled infusion anesthesia

39 (43)

Total dosage of sufentanil, mcg

15 (10, 20)

Total dosage of fentanyl, mcg

200 (100, 200)

Use of remifentanil

52 (58)

Neuromuscular blocking agent:

 Rocuronium

90 (100)

Total dosage of rocuronium, mg kg−1

0.50 (0.20)x\x\

Received ≥ 1 dose of rocuronium

5 (5)

Reversal agent use:

 Sugammadex

11 (12)

Total dose of sugammadex, mg

200 (200, 300)

Number of anesthesia monitoring charts that reported intraoperative neuromuscular monitoring

41 (45)

Number of anesthesia monitoring charts that reported basal TOFR at induction of anesthesia

3 (3)

Number of anesthesia monitoring charts that reported TOFR at extubation

24 (27)

Incidence of TOFR ≤ 0.9 at arrival in the RR

5 (5)

Patients with TOFR ≤ 0.9 requiring O2 supplementation during recovery room stay

2 (2)

Monitoring time in the RR, min

60 (45, 75)

Hospital length of stay, days

2 (1, 3)

  1. Data are presented as N (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)
  2. NMBA neuromuscular blocking agent, TOFR train-of-four ratio