The QTc interval, QTD, and QTcD, which were associated with increased risks of ventricular arrhythmias, increased significantly before anesthetic induction in patients with major depression. Electrical stimulus during ECT induced further increases of the QTD and QTcD.
of sugammadex, her spontaneous breathing appeared immediately.There are no reports regarding successful management using rocuronium and sugammadex under monitoring TOFR to avoid prolonged apnea by suxamethonium on a patient that has undergone mECT using distigmine bromide. Keywords Rocuronium · Sugammadex · TOF · mECT
Conflict of interestTo the Editor:A 48-year-old female, who had schizophrenia with rectourinary disturbance due to thoracic vertebular fracture and 5 mg a day of distigmine bromide was administered, was scheduled modified electroconvulsive therapy (mECT). On first and second mECT, apnea continued within 60 min until spontaneous breathing occurred after convulsion using 0.5-1 mg/kg of suxamethonium and 2 mg/kg of thiopental. We considered that the pharmacological effect of suxamethonium has been prolonged due to cholinesterase inhibition by distigmine bromide from previous report [1,2].Therefore, on the third to sixth mECT, we administered rocuronium 0.6 mg/kg after thiopental 2 mg/kg administration under the train of four ratios (TOFR) monitoring with TOF-Watch™ SX (MIPM GmbH, Germany). After convulsion of mECT, 0 % of TOFR is considered. Then we administered 4 mg/kg of sugammadex and the value of TOFR reached 100 % [3]. After 2 min of administration
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