Episode 66: Neuromuscular Blockers
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Neuromuscular Blockade in Pediatrics
In obese patients, your neuromuscular blockers are going to have prolonged action if they're dosed on total body weight. Renal failure has a major effect on things like vacuronium and rockuronium,. Severe liver disease can actually reduce the amount of pseudocoll anestorase. Lithium prolongs the action of blockade, so you might want to reduce your dose of non-depolarizers.
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