Sugammadex compared with neostigmine in reducing postoperative pulmonary complications in older patients: a meta-analysis

Br J Anaesth. 2022 Apr;128(4):e259-e262. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.12.038. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

Authors

Michele Carron¹, Ilaria Tessari², Federico Linassi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine (DIMED), Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: michele.carron@unipd.it.
² Department of Medicine (DIMED), Section of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
³ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Ca' Foncello Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.

PMID: 35090724
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.12.038

No abstract available

Keywords: aged; elderly; neostigmine; neuromuscular blocking agent; pneumonia; postoperative pulmonary complications; reversal agent.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

Aged
Cholinesterase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Humans
Neostigmine / therapeutic use
Neuromuscular Blockade*
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents*
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
Sugammadex

Substances

Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents
Sugammadex
Neostigmine