Fatih Dogu Geyik, Dilek Eker, Yucel Yuce, Kutlu Hakan Erkal, Dilek Yavuzer, Hanife Gulnihal Ozdemir, Banu Cevik, Kemal Tolga Saracoglu
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate the effect of sugammadex on the motor, sensory and deep sensory block in the sciatic nerve created by bupivacaine in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 18 Sprague-Dawley adult male rats treated with unilateral sciatic nerve block by bupivacaine (0.2 ml) were randomly divided into three groups. Control group (Group C, n = 6, 1.5 mL saline) perineural sugammadex group (Group PNS, n = 6, 16 mg/kg) and intraperitoneal sugammadex group (Group IPS, n = 6, 16 mg/kg) Motor, sensory, and deep sensory functions were evaluated every 10 minutes by a blind researcher...
May 2022: Journal of Investigative Surgery: the Official Journal of the Academy of Surgical Research