Pararescue Doctors Association: Intubation Success Rates Are Similar with Rocuronium and Succinylcholine

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Intubation Success Rates Are Similar with Rocuronium and Succinylcholine

A retrospective study of 327 patients who underwent RSI with etomidate (induction) and either of the two paralytics in an ED setting.

Overall, 113 patients received succinylcholine (median dose, 1.65 mg/kg) and 214 received rocuronium (median dose, 1.19 mg/kg).

All patients successfully intubated via direct laryngoscopy or a GlideScope.

First-attempt success rates were similar with succinylcholine and rocuronium despite a slower onset of action of rocuronium.

Read more at http://emergency-medicine.jwatch.org/cgi/content/full/2011/218/2

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