Case of muscle rigidity by remifentanil just before the end of surgery

This report shows a rare case of muscle rigidity by remifentanil just before the end of surgery. A 71-year-old man was scheduled for microvascular decompression to cure trigeminal neuralgia. Anesthesia was induced with propofol, suxamethonium and remifentanil 0.26 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1). Thirty m...

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Published inMasui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology Vol. 58; no. 8; p. 984
Main Authors Kashimoto, Satoshi, Iijma, Tetsuya, Amemiya, Miwa
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.08.2009
Subjects
Aged
Anesthesia
Anesthetics, Intravenous - adverse effects
Decompression, Surgical
Humans
Intraoperative Complications - chemically induced
Male
Muscle Rigidity - chemically induced
Piperidines - adverse effects
Respiration Disorders - chemically induced
Respiratory Muscles
Trigeminal Neuralgia - surgery
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Summary:This report shows a rare case of muscle rigidity by remifentanil just before the end of surgery. A 71-year-old man was scheduled for microvascular decompression to cure trigeminal neuralgia. Anesthesia was induced with propofol, suxamethonium and remifentanil 0.26 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1). Thirty minutes before the end of surgery, intratracheal pressure suddenly increased over 40 cmH2O, which was induced by muscle rigidity and the patient was difficult to be ventilated under anesthesia with sevoflurane 1% and remifentanil 0.05 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1). After giving muscle relaxants, the patient was uneventful. We should pay attention to muscle rigidity even using low doses of remifentanil.
ISSN:0021-4892