Jp. Cornet et al., EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF ROCURONIUM BROMIDE ON HEMODYNAMICS AND LEFT-VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING ABDOMINAL AORTIC-SURGERY, European journal of anaesthesiology, 1994, pp. 78-81
In an open study of 26 patients undergoing abdominal aortic surgery, t
he effects of rocuronium 0.6 mg kg-1 (eight patients) and 0.9 mg kg-1,
(nine patients) were compared with those of pancuronium 0.085 mg kg-1
(eight patients) on haemodynamic parameters and transoesophageal echo
cardiography. The anaesthetic technique was based on a benzodiazepine
and low dose fentanyl (6 mug kg-1). Pancuronium was associated with a
significant increase in mean arterial pressure, end-diastolic area and
heart rate, none of which were seen after rocuronium at either dose l
evel.