ABSTRACT
Background: No single technique is ideal for anesthetizing an open eye injury repair operation. In this study, succinylcholine is [again] challenged versus a combination of relaxants that may offer the ideal solution
Patients and Methods: Two groups of adult patients [25 each] were given either succinylcholine 1.5 mg/kg, or a combination of mivacurium 0.15 mg/kg and rocuronium 0.45 mg /kg as a part of anesthesia before repair of open eye injury. A rapid onset and a short duration of action of that combination without increase in IOP is challenged. To the best of our knowledge, no one has used this combination for managing. IOP in anesthesia for open eye injury repair
Results: showed that the mentioned combination could produce a comparable onset and intubating conditions without much increase in IOP after intubation. A rapid recovery rate [short recovery index] despite of a longer than expected duration of action, reflected easy reversibility
Conclusion: though a short duration of that combination was not achieved [as claimed in previous studies], yet a fast onset, excellent intubating conditions without increase in IOP and easy reversibility [meaning a controlled duration of action], nominated that combination as a suitable alternative for succinylcholine before intubation in open eye injury repair procedures without much increase in IOP or duration of action