The Effect of Pretreatment With Roc on Succinylcholine Myalgias
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2022-09-25
Target enrollment:
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Summary
Succinylcholine is a medication (depolarizing muscle relaxant) that is used as part of an
anesthetic (going to sleep for surgery). This medication can cause significant muscle
soreness. Rocuronium is a medication (non-depolarizing muscle relaxant) that some anesthesia
providers believe may reduce muscle soreness caused by succinylcholine if given prior, but
this has been controversial. Some anesthesiologists pretreat patients with rocuronium before
giving patients succinylcholine, and some do not. The purpose of this study is to examine the
effect of pretreatment with rocuronium on muscle soreness associated with succinylcholine
administration.