Muscle relaxants for rapid sequence intubatio
Completed
- Conditions
- Digestive SystemBowel obstruction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN11777647
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Centre Maribor
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patient with bowel obstruction
2. Aged 18 years or over
3. Graded 2 and 3 on ASA Physical Status Classification System
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with known allergy for rocuronium or succinylcholine
2. Patients with increased potassium level
3. Patients with cronic or acute renal failure
4. Patients with whom difficulties with vocal cords visualisation and tracheal intubation are expected
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of vocal cords visualisation is determined during the laryngoscopy 60 seconds after the muscular relaxant application using the visual scale (evaluating the position of vocal cords - whether are they adduced, in the midlle position or abduced at the time of laryngoscopy).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Potassium and mioglobin serum level measured five minutes before and after the RSI<br>2. Heart rate measured one minute before and after the RSI<br>3. Blood pressure measured one minute before and after the RSI