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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 26, 489-491, Copyright © 1979 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Pancuronium for Rapid Induction Technique for Tracheal Intubation

ELI M. BROWN 1, DEEPIKA KRISHNAPRASAD 2, and BARRY G. SMILER 2

1 Department of Anesthesiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Department of Anesthesiology, Sinai Hospital of Detroit; 6767 West Outer Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48235, U.S.A.
2 Department of Anesthesiology, Sinai Hospital of Detroit; 6767 West Outer Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48235, U.S.A.

Suxamethonium in a dose of 2 mg·kg-1 was compared to pancuronium in three different dosages (0.1 mg·kg-1, 0.15 mg·kg-1, 0.2 mg·kg-1) for a rapid induction (crash) technique for tracheal intubation. Pancuronium 0.1 mg·kg-1 was inferior to suxamethonium, but the larger doses of pancuronium were equally satisfactory. In those instances where suxamethonium is either contraindicated or undesirable, pancuronium in a dose of 0.15 mg·kg-1 is a suitable alternative for rapid induction for tracheal intubation.






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