Emergency department usage of sugammadex in a large regional health system

Little is known about the current usage of sugammadex in the ED. Two narrative reviews have explored the potential usage of sugammadex in the ED, highlighting the lack of published research on the subject, cautioning against its use in cannot intubate/cannot ventilate (CI/CV) scenarios, and proposin...

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Published in:Academic emergency medicine 2024-07, Vol.31 (7), p.713-715
Main Authors: Jansson, Paul S., Pimentel, Marc P. T., Seethala, Raghu R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Drug administration
Emergency medical care
Pharmacology
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Summary:Little is known about the current usage of sugammadex in the ED. Two narrative reviews have explored the potential usage of sugammadex in the ED, highlighting the lack of published research on the subject, cautioning against its use in cannot intubate/cannot ventilate (CI/CV) scenarios, and proposing its usage for neurological examination after NMB.8, 9 The objective of this study was to describe the ED use of sugammadex in a large regional health system.We performed a structured review of all ED encounters between June 21, 2016 (the date of sugammadex addition to the formulary), and August 19, 2023, in the electronic medical record of Mass General Brigham (MGB), a large multistate health system with both academic (2) and community (7) acute care hospitals.
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
1553-2712
DOI:10.1111/acem.14856