Evidence Hub

Lansoprazole potentiates vecuronium paralysis

Ahmed SM, Panja C, Khan RM, Bano S

Journal of the Indian Medical Association, 1997

25 participants

Abstract

The effect of lansoprazole, a newer second generation proton pump inhibitor, on vecuronium induced muscle paralysis was evaluated. Fifty adult patients comprising grade I (normal healthy patient) and grade II (patient with a mild systemic disease) as classified by the American Society of Anesthesiologists were randomly allocated into two different groups each consisting of 25 patients. Group I (control) did not receive lansoprazole and group II (study) received 30 mg lansoprazole in the night before operation. There was no statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) in the time required for complete paralysis between group I (215.7 +/- 15.19 seconds) and group II (197.5 +/- 14.13 seconds). However, the duration of paralysis was significantly different (p < 0.05) between group I (32.7 +/- 8.7 minutes) and group II (43.9 +/- 9.3 minutes). It was concluded that there is a potential for interactions and one should carefully and closely monitor the patients to prevent prolonged paralysis in patients receiving lansoprazole, as a pre-anaesthetic medication.

How strong is the evidence?

Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 25 participants or records.

How the five levels of evidence work. The level is assigned automatically from the abstract and can be wrong, so check the paper.

Read the paper

Related studies

Go deeper in Evidence Hub

Evidence Hub adds a study data sheet (design, sample size, evidence level, key numbers), an AI summary and a chat grounded in the paper's text.

Open this study Sign up free