Abstract

Objective: Due to the decrease in nerve conduction velocity, the clinical effect of rocuronium may be prolonged in diabetic patients receiving inhalation anesthesia, and its postoperative residual muscle relaxant effect may lead to complications. We compared the effects of total intravenous anesthesia and sevoflurane anesthesia on the clinical duration of action of rocuronium in diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Material and Methods: Patients between the ages of 18-65, who underwent general anesthesia for elective surgery in the general surgery department of our hospital (0.6 mg of rocuronium was used for tracheal intubation), with Type 2 diabetes and with the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Condition Classification (ASA) I-II were included in the study. Non-diabetic patients (ASA I-II) of the same age were included in the study as the control group. The duration of the clinical effect of rocuronium between the time of administration of the first dose of rocuronium and the time of administration of the additional rocuronium dose (time recorded in TOFcount 2-TOFc2) was evaluated. Results: The clinical duration of action of rocuronium was longer in both diabetic groups than in nondiabetic groups (p=0.000). When the diabetic patient groups were compared, the clinical duration of action of rocuronium was longer in the diabetic sevoflurane group than in the diabetic group that received total intravenous anesthesia (p=0.012). Conclusion: It was determined that the duration of rocuronium action was longer in diabetic patients who were administered sevoflurane anesthesia than in patients who received total intravenous anesthesia and in non-diabetic patients.

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