Abstract
ABSTRACTObjectives: The current study aimed to evaluate low dosage of mivacurium added to lidocaine for intravenous regional anesthesia [IVRA].Methods: The present study used a double-blind methodology. The study group comprised 60 patients with the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I and II, who were scheduled to undergo carpal tunnel release as an outpatient procedure. Patients were randomly divided into two groups. In the mivacurium group [Group M; N = 30], intravenous regional anesthesia was achieved using 6 mg of mivacurium with lidocaine 3 mg/kg diluted with saline to a total volume of 40 ml; in the control group [Group C; N = 30] 3 mg/kg lidocaine was diluted with saline to a total volume of 40 ml. The onset and recovery time of sensory and motor blocks, intraoperative–postoperative visual analog scale, and verbal rating scale, tourniquet pain, satisfaction score, analgesic requirement, hemodynamic variables, and side effects were noted.Results: Group M showed significantly shor...
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