SummaryTo date, the dosing of sugammadex is based on real body weight without taking fat content into account. We compared the reversal of profound rocuronium-induced neuromuscular blockade in morbidly obese patients using doses of sugammadex based on four different weight corrections. One hundred morbidly obese patients, scheduled for laparoscopic bariatric surgery under propofolsufentanil anaesthesia, were randomly assigned four groups: ideal body weight; ideal body weight + 20%; ideal body weight + 40%; and real body weight. Patients received sugammadex 2 mg.kg
SummaryIn a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, piroxicam, in combination with alfentanil given in a patient-controlled analgesia system, was compared with alfentanil alone given by the same route,for analgesic effect, side effects and acute phase reaction over a 4-day period following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction of the knee. The patients receiving piroxicam had lower pain scores and consumed less alfentanil. There were no differences with regard to side effects between the two treatment groups, apart from significantly more sedation at 08.00 h on the first postoperative day in the non-piroxicam group. Piroxicam did not influence either the levels of interleukin-6 or the acute phase response to surgery.
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