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Comparison between the Datex-Ohmeda M-NMT® module and a force-displacement transducer for monitoring neuromuscular blockade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

C. Motamed ,
K. Kirov ,
X. Combes  and
P. Duvaldestin
C. Motamed
Affiliation:
Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, AP-HP et Université Paris XII, Créteil, France
K. Kirov
Affiliation:
Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, AP-HP et Université Paris XII, Créteil, France
X. Combes
Affiliation:
Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, AP-HP et Université Paris XII, Créteil, France
P. Duvaldestin
Affiliation:
Hôpital Henri-Mondor, Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, AP-HP et Université Paris XII, Créteil, France
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Summary

Background and objective: The Datex-Ohmeda neuromuscular transmission module (M-NMT)® is a new monitor that is part of the AS/3® anaesthesia monitor. It incorporates a mechanosensor, which is a piezoelectric polymer attached to the hand. The module was compared with a force transducer in 30 patients requiring neuromuscular blockade.

Methods: Anaesthesia was induced with fentanyl and propofol, and tracheal intubation was performed without muscle relaxants. Neuromuscular blockade was assessed by the test module on one arm and the force transducer on the other arm. When the response to train-of-four stimulation had been stable in both arms for 3 min, rocuronium 0.2 mg kg−1 was injected intravenously. During recovery from blockade, the train-of-four ratio was measured in 15 patients, and the ratio of response to double-burst stimulation in the other 15 patients. Data analysis was by difference plots.

Results: Both devices had acceptable coefficients of repeatability. The M-NMT® module was biased by +1.3% (upper limit of agreement 14.2%, lower limit −12.9%) for the recovery of the train-of-four ratio, and by +1.09% (17%, −16%) for the recovery of double-burst stimulation ratio.

Conclusions: The Datex-Ohmeda M-NMT® gives measurements that are repeatable and gives good enough correspondence with a force transducer that it can be used clinically to assess recovery of neuromuscular blockade, but the limits of agreement rule out research applications.

Keywords

ANAESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA, neuromuscular blockadeMONITORING, PHYSIOLOGICAL, monitoring, intraoperative
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Original Article
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , June 2003 , pp. 467 - 469
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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