Postoperative Complications, Postoperative Wound Infection, Pneumonia
Conditions
Brief summary
Deep neuromuscular block (NMB) has shown to produce superior surgical conditions during various abdominal and non abdominal surgeries. It is however unknown if the application of deep NMB leads to favourable outcome, such as lower rate of postoperative complications in general and surgical infections in specific and ultimately lower readmission rates. In the leiden university medical center, deep NMB is routinely applied for a variety of procedures, most notably laparoscopic abdominal and retroperitoneal surgery, eye surgery and neuro radiologic intervention surgery, since 2014. This retrospective study intends to investigate whether the application of deep NMB for these procedures affects patient outcome and readmission rates.
Interventions
a continuous dosing of rocuronium is used to achieve neuromuscular block of 1-2 twitches post tetanic count
Sponsors
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Leiden University Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* deep neuromuscular block * moderate neuromuscular block * general anesthesia * complete anesthesia chart
Exclusion criteria
* incomplete anesthesia chart * missing data regarding postoperative complications or readmission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Readmission | 30 days after surgery | readmission to the hospital |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | 30 days after surgery | The total cost, including sugammadex use and readmission cost |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed