Quantitative Relationships between Pulmonary Function and Residual Neuromuscular Blockade

Table 3

Comparison of residual neuromuscular blockade- (RNMB-) present and RNMB-absent groups.

	RNMB-present ()	RNMB-absent ()	value
Age, yrs			0.296
Gender (male/female)	22/42	16/18	0.220
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.462
Anesthesia time (min)			0.462
Total dose of fentanyl (μg)			0.278
Total dose of rocuronium (mg)			0.008
Ratio of using PCIA (yes/no)	35/29	20/14	0.695
Ratio of not using muscle relaxant antagonist	42.19% (27/64)	8.82% (3/34)	0.001
Preoperative FVC (L)			0.307
Preoperative PEF (L/s)			0.257

RNMB, residual neuromuscular blockade; BMI, body mass index; FVC, forced vital capacity; PEF, peak expiratory flow; PCIA, patient-controlled intravenous analgesia; TOFR, train-of-four ratio; PFT, pulmonary-function test; PACU, postanesthesia care unit.