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Table 2 Analysis of postoperative muscle relaxation monitoring and patient recovery

From: Optimal dose of neostigmine antagonizing cisatracurium-induced shallow neuromuscular block in elderly patients: a randomized control study

 

Control group

Neostigmine groups

  
 

NS

(n = 47)

20 µg/kg

(n = 49)

40 µg/kg

(n = 50)

50 µg/kg

(n = 50)

H or X2

P

time of TOF ≥ 90% after neostigmine (min)

22 (18,38)

13 (10,15.8)

8 (7,11)

7 (6,8)

104.257

< 0.001*

TOF value 10 min after neostigmine (%)

60 (50,71)

80 (72,96)

96 (86.5,100)

100 (95,100)

93.351

< 0.001*

PACU stay time after neostigmine (min)

62 (45,69)

56.5 (47,65)

51 (45,69.5)

45 (35,57)

10.671

0.014*

postoperation hospital stay (d)

7 (6,10)

7 (5,9)

7 (5,11.5)

7 (6,10)

0.552

0.907

MMSE score

-1 (-2,0)

-1 (-1.75,1)

0 (-2,1)

-1 (-1,1)

0.397

0.941

PONV (n,%)

12 (25.5%)

8 (16.3%)

7 (14.0%)

13 (26.0%)

3.489 (X2)

0.322

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; PONV: Postoperative nausea and vomiting