Intubation without muscle relaxant is associated with greater incidence of sore throat, hoarseness, hypotension, bradycardia and intubation difficulty.
Muscle paralysis alone in an awake subject can cause significant drop in the Bispectral Index Score (BIS) to below that normally indicating unconsciousness and deep anaesthesia.
The monoclonal antibody-fragment idarucizumab reliably reverses the thrombin-inhibitor anticoagulant dabigatran ('Pradaxa') within minutes of administration.
No significant difference between plain or hyperbaric spinal bupivacaine, though the authors dismissed a faster onset in the hyperbaric group which may be of more practical benefit.