An External Monitoring Site at the Neck Cannot Be Used to Measure Neuromuscular Blockade of the Larynx
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Abstract
In Brief Using phonomyography, a new monitoring technique of neuromuscular blockade (NMB), we compared NMB after mivacurium 0.1 mg/kg at the lateral cricoarytenoid muscle (LCA) with a possible external monitoring site of the larynx. In 12 patients, data were obtained at both sites using phonomyography. Anesthesia was induced with remifentanil 0.25–0.5 μg · kg−1 · min−1 followed by propofol 2–3 mg/kg. A small piezo-electric microphone was positioned beside the vocal cords into the muscular process at the base of the arytenoid cartilage to record acoustic signals from the contraction of the LCA. A second microphone was positioned at an external site, lateral to the trachea, just below the thyroid notch. The recurrent laryngeal nerve was stimulated supramaximally using train-of-four (TOF) stimulation every 12 s. Onset, maximum effect, and offset of NMB were measured and compared. Peak effect, time to reach (T) 25%, 75%, and 90% of control twitch response, and TOF recovery to TOF ratios 0.5–0.8 were significantly longer at the external site. The onset time was not significantly different between the two sites. We used phonomyography with a microphone placed at the neck to evaluate the possibility to externally monitor NMB at the larynx. When compared with LCA, we found a more pronounced peak effect and longer offset of NMB. The acoustic signals recorded at this external site are unlikely to stem from laryngeal muscle contraction but are rather a result of contraction of the strap muscles of the neck. IMPLICATIONS: We used phonomyography with a microphone placed at the neck to evaluate the possibility to externally monitor neuromuscular blockade at the larynx. Whereas this external site equals the onset of neuromuscular blockade at the larynx, it cannot be used as a substitute for direct laryngeal monitoring. Phonomyography records acoustic signals from strap muscles at that site.
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