Bradycardia and vecuronium: comparison with alcuronium during cholecystectomy.
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Abstract
We have compared the incidence of bradycardia in two groups of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Twenty consecutive patients were allocated randomly to receive either vecuronium (n = 8) or alcuronium (n = 12) as part of a standard anaesthetic technique. Bradycardia was defined as a heart rate less than 50 beat min-1. Five episodes of bradycardia occurred with vecuronium and none with alcuronium (P less than 0.01).
Medical subject headings
- Alcuronium
- Bradycardia
- Cholecystectomy
- Intraoperative Complications
- Vecuronium Bromide