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British Journal of Anaesthesia, Vol 75, Issue 1 37-42, Copyright © 1995 by The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Comparative potency of steroidal neuromuscular blocking drugs and isobolographic analysis of the interaction between rocuronium and other aminosteroids

M. Naguib, A. H. Samarkandi, H. S. Bakhamees, M. A. Magboul and A. K. El-Bakry
Department of Anaesthesia, King Saud University, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 7805, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia; Department of Surgery, King Saud University, Faculty of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, PO Box 7805, Riyadh, 11472, Saudi Arabia

We have determined the relative potency of rocuronium, pancuronium, pipecuronium and vecuronium, and examined the nature of the interaction of rocuronium with the other three steroidal neuromuscular blocking drugs. We studied the dose-response relationships of each drug and their combination with rocuronium in 200 ASA I or II patients during propofol-fentanyl-nitrous oxide-oxygen anaesthesia. Neuromuscular block was recorded as the evoked thenar mechanomyographic response to single twitch stimulation of the ulnar nerve at 10-s intervals. The dose- response curves were determined by probit analysis. Isobolographic and algebraic (fractional) analyses were used to assess the combined effect of equipotent doses of rocuronium and vecuronium, pipecuronium or pancuronium and to define the type of interaction between these drugs. The isobolograms were constructed by plotting single-drug ED50 points on the dose co-ordinates, and a combined ED50 point in the dose field. The calculated doses producing 50% depression (ED50) of the twitch height for rocuronium, pancuronium, pipecuronium and vecuronium were 144.8 (95% confidence intervals 140.4-149.3), 32.4 (31.7-32.9), 27.1 (26.5-27.6) and 23.7 (22.7-24.8) micrograms kg-1, respectively. Corresponding doses producing 95% depression (ED95) of twitch height were, respectively, 322.1 (307.5-337.3), 58.1 (56.2-60.1), 48.7 (46.9- 50.5) and 39.9 (38.4-41.4) micrograms kg-1. Based on the estimate of ED50, the relative potency was 1:4.5:5.4:6, respectively. The interaction between rocuronium and vecuronium, pipecuronium or pancuronium was found to be additive.
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