CJA
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a scholarly reply
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by KONCHIGERI, H. N.
Right arrow Articles by VENUGOPAL, K.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by KONCHIGERI, H. N.
Right arrow Articles by VENUGOPAL, K.

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 26, 479-481, Copyright © 1979 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Effect of Pancuronium on Intraocular Pressure Changes Induced by Succinylcholine

HALAPPA N. KONCHIGERI 1, YONG EUN LEE 1, and KOTTARATHIL VENUGOPAL 1

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois Hospitals, 840 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, U.S.A.

The study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of pretreatment with a small dose of pancuronium on intraocular pressure changes associated with administration of succinylcholine and tracheal intubation. Thirty patients divided into control and study groups were anaesthetized with sodium thiopentone (3-5 mg·kg-1) and intubation with the aid of succinylcholine (1 mg·kg-1).

The control group received saline pretreatment while the study group received pancuronium 1 mg three minutes before succinylcholine. Anaesthesia was maintained with nitrous oxide and oxygen (70:30). A Schiotz tonometer was used to measure intraocular pressure before induction of anaesthesia, one minute after succinylcholine and immediately after intubation.

Patients in the control group demonstrated significant elevation of intraocular pressure at one minute after succinylcholine and immediately after intubation, while the study group showed no significant changes at the same observation periods.

These findings indicate that pretreatment with pancuronium 1 mg three minutes before succinylcholine may be beneficial in patients with high intraocular pressure and penetrating injuries of the eye.






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1979 by the Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society.