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The Effects Of Suxamethonium And Pancuronium On The Haemodynamic Response To Endotracheal Intubation, F A. Khan, R S. Kamal
The Effects Of Suxamethonium And Pancuronium On The Haemodynamic Response To Endotracheal Intubation, F A. Khan, R S. Kamal
Department of Anaesthesia
The pharmacological effects of suxamethonium and pancuronium on the cardiovascular system may vary and therefore alter the haemodynamic response to intubation. The arterial blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate pressure product were measured as parameters of haemodynamic change in forty adult ASA. I and II patients undergoing laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation in a randomised controlled study. The patients were induced with either thiopentone/suxamethonium (Group A) or thiopentone/pancuronium (Group B). There was no significant difference between the groups on comparison of systolic and diastolic blood pressure changes. Pancuronium, however, caused a significantly higher rise in the heart rate after …