Comparison of cumulative and single dose techniques for determining dose-response relationship of rocuronium / 中华麻醉学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To compare cumulative dose technique with single dose technique for determining dose-re sponse relationship of rocuronium during balanced anesthesia. Method: Thirty-four ASA grade Ⅰ-Ⅱ patients, aged 23- 65 years, undergoing elective surgery,were randomly allocated to single dose group(n=24) or cumulative dose group (n=10). Single dose group was further divided into 4 subgroups receiving 150,200,250 or 300?g/kg of rocuronium re spectively. In cumulative dose group, the initial dose of 150 or 200 ?g/kg rocuronium was followed by a second dose de termined individually to produce about 90% neuromuscular block. The ulnar nerve was stimulated at the wrist to mea sure the accelography of thumb adduction. The relationship between probit-transformed depression of first twitch height of TOF and the logarithm dose of rocuronium was analysed using linear regression. Result: ED_50 and ED_95 of rocuronium were 193.6?69.1 and 367.2?72. 7?g/kg respectively in single dose group, and 213.0?55.1 and 418.5? 61.7?g/kg respectively in cumulative dose group. No statistically significant differences were found in the slope,inter cept,ED_50 and ED_95 values between two groups. Conclusion: The two-dose cumulative technique can be used as effec tively as traditional single dose technique in determining the dose-response relationship of rocuronium.