Recovery and prediction of postoperative muscle power – is it still a problem?

BMC Anesthesiology

Table 3 Effects on postoperative muscle power (t-Test, P-value)

	T0 h	T0.5 h	T1 h	T2 h
Gender (M/F)	0.0030	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
Age (≥55)	0.0412	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
BMI (≥30)	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
NMBA (NMBA+/NMBA-)	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
TIVA/Balanced Anaesthesia	n.s.	0.0241	0.0177	0.0135
Clorazepate (≥20 mg)	0.0066	n.s.	n.s.	n.s.
Anaesthesia time(≥120 min)	0.0002	0.0115	0.0116	0.0073
Fast Track score in PACU (≥10 min.)	n.s.	0.0038	<0.0001	0.0016

Abbreviations: NMBA neuromuscular blocking agents, M male, F female, BMI body mass index, TIVA Total intravenous anaesthesia, BIS Bispectral Index, PACU Post anaesthetic care unit, muscle power throughout lower: male, NMBA+, short and long anaesthesia time (>120 min) partial effect visible towerds lower muscle power: TIVA

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