Articles: general-anesthesia.
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Anesthesia and analgesia · Oct 1983
Succinylcholine-vecuronium (Org NC 45) sequence for cesarean section.
Vecuronium (Org NC 45) was used in 27 parturients undergoing elective cesarean section under general anesthesia. One of the parturients had a twin pregnancy. Neuromuscular transmission was assessed clinically by stimulating the ulnar nerve and observing the contraction of the fingers. ⋯ Nine infants were delivered before the injection of vecuronium; 19 infants were delivered after its injection. There was no significant difference between the Apgar scores in the two groups, suggesting that vecuronium does not cross the placenta in concentrations that affect the newborn. Vecuronium may be advantageous in parturients undergoing cesarean section under general anesthesia because it maintains cardiovascular stability, is noncumulative, is readily antagonized by neostigmine, has no effect on the plasma cholinesterase activity, and has no deleterious effect on the newborn.