Subject(s)
Pain, Postoperative/chemically induced , Succinylcholine/adverse effects , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Barbados , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Early Ambulation , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pain, Postoperative/epidemiology , Sex Factors , Succinylcholine/administration & dosage , Surveys and Questionnaires , Time FactorsSubject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Pain/chemically induced , Succinylcholine/adverse effects , Anesthesia/adverse effectsABSTRACT
A survey of the incidence of post-suxamethonium muscle pain and/or stiffness (PSPS) following its administration for muscle relaxation during anaesthesia was carried out at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados. It revealed a much lower overall incidence of PSPS (10.9 per cent) than usually reported. The incidence of severe PSPS of 2.52 per cent was also lower than in other reports. This may suggest a geographical or population difference. The relationship of PSPS to such factors as the degree of fasciculation, postoperative activity, type of operation, dose of suxamethonium, serum cholinesterase levels and dibucaine numbers and the use of the thiopentone and non--depolarising relaxants was also investigated. No relationship could be found. The predominance of PSPS in women between 21 and 30 years of age and those over 71 years of age found in Barbados merits further study. (AU)
