Sugammadex for the reversal of neuromuscular blockade in surgical patients : a review of clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness / Kendra Brett and Kelly Farrah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brett, Kendra, author.

Farrah, Kelly, author.

Series:

Rapid response report (Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health)

Rapid response report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outcome assessment (Medical care).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, ON : CADTH, 2019.

Summary:

In patients undergoing surgery requiring general anesthesia, a neuromuscular blocking agent is often used to paralyze the vocal cords and facilitate intubation of the trachea and improve surgical conditions. At the conclusion of surgery, the NMB must be reversed, and depending on the depth of the NMB, the recovery may be spontaneous or a reversal agent can be administered. The purpose of this report is to synthesize and critically appraise the available evidence on the clinical effectiveness of sugammadex for rocuronium-induced NMB in patients undergoing surgery. This information may be used to inform decision making relating to health policy of the use of sugammadex.

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