The Block Stops Here: A Deep Dive into Neuromuscular Blockades

In this episode of Anesthesia Alchemy, Garry and Terry briefly discuss the history, physiology, and pharmacology of using non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs as anesthesia adjuncts. They focus on the pitfalls of administrating these agents to surgical patients and the problems associated with residual neuromuscular blockade in the post-anesthesia care unit.

Here’s some of what we discuss in this episode:

• What are cyclodextrins and why are they useful?


• Understanding the essentials of neuromuscular transmission.


• What some of the newer intermediate-acting neuromuscular drugs do and how they work.


• How the treatment has changed through the years.


• Monitoring recovery from neuromuscular blockade.


• Running through the eight recommendations that were published.

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