:: Volume 10, Issue 2 (7-2005) ::
__Armaghane Danesh__ 2005, 10(2): 9-15 Back to browse issues page
A Study on the Effect of Alfentanil and Sufentanil on Fasciculation of Succinylcholine
MA Haghbin 1, R Mohammad Amini
1- , namatrade@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (4084 Views)
ABSTRACT: Introduction & Objective: Succinylcholine is a depolarizing muscle relaxant that is widely used by anesthesiologists especially at induction time to facilitate intubations. Fasciculation is common after intravenous injection of succinylcholine and preceeding relaxation may cause myalgia, rhabdomyolysis and increase in blood level of myoglobulin. On the other hand, narcotics are the main components of induction protocols and alfentanil as a short acting narcotic is widely used. Decreasing fasciculation can be achieved probably by use of alfentanil. Alfentanil and sufentanil were used in our study to evaluate this proposal. Materials & Methods: Patients were selected randomly (female aged 20-50, ASA I). Induction of anesthesia was done by thiopental Na (4mg/kg) and relaxation for intubation reached by succinylcholine (1mg/kg). Premedication was as follows: in the 1st group alfentanil (10μg/kg, 2 minutes before succinylcholine injection) in the 2nd group sufentanil (0.1μg/kg, 4 minutes before succinylcholine injection) and in the 3rd group (control group) normal saline (0.5-2 ml, 2 minutes before succinylcholine injection). Results: The zero score was 64%, 12% and 8% in groups 1 to 3 respectively while the three scores were 15%, 50% and 57% in groups 1 to 3 respectively. Conclusion: Statistical analysis revealed that alfentanil induced more fasciculation suppression than sufentanil (p<0.0001).
Keywords: KEYWORDS:Alfentanil, Sufentanil, Fasciculation, Succinylcholine
Full-Text [PDF 153 kb]   (978 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2015/06/7 | Accepted: 2015/06/7 | Published: 2015/06/7


XML   Persian Abstract   Print



Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 10, Issue 2 (7-2005) Back to browse issues page