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Table 2 Pharmacodynamic data

From: Neuromuscular block in patients 80 years and older: a prospective, controlled study

 

Elderly n = 16

Young Adults n = 16

P value

Onset time, s

190 ± 46

123 ± 40

 < 0.001

Maximum depth, PTC

3.5 [0-7.25]

9 [3-10]

0.07

Clinical duration, min

52 [48–69.5]

36 [34-41]

 < 0.001

Time to TOF-R 0.9, min

77.5 [71–88.5]

53.5 [49–55.5]

 < 0.001

Time to TOF-R 1.0, min

91.2 [82.2–98]

59.5 [56.5–70.25]

 < 0.001

  1. PTC Post-tetanic count, TOF-R Train-of-four ratio
  2. Values are expressed either as median [percentile 25-percentile75], mean ± SD
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BMC Anesthesiology

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