Research Article

Subparalyzing Doses of Rocuronium Reduce Muscular Endurance without Detectable Effect on Single Twitch Height in Awake Subjects

Table 2

Effect of placebo and rocuronium 0.08 mg/kg on twitch height (median (range)).

Time (min)Placebo (%)Rocuronium 0.08 mg/kg (%)

0106 (95–114)108 (92–132) n.s.
1105 (94–113)103(92–125)
2107 (96–114)102 (89–115)
3107 (97–115)102 (86–111)
4105 (94–119)100 (85–106) n.s.
5106 (92–121)100 (85–103)

n.s., not significant compared with placebo. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used.