02 May 2024 : Clinical Research
Comparing Neuromuscular Blockade Measurement Between Upper Arm (TOF Cuff®) and Eyelid (TOF Scan®) Using Mivacurium during General Anesthesia
Paweł RadkowskiDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943630
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943630
Table 3 Results of TOF (train-of-four) ratio measured with TOF-Cuff and TOF-Scan devices in patients with symptoms resulting in an additional dose of 2 mg mivacurium.
| Patient | Minute | TOFCUFF | TOFSCAN | Symptoms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 30 | 54 | 0 | Pushing |
| 35 | 50 | 65 | Pushing | |
| 50 | 27 | 0 | Own breathing | |
| 60 | 42 | 100 | Own breathing, pushing | |
| 70 | 49 | 77 | Own breathing | |
| 80 | 51 | 65 | Own breathing | |
| #2 | 35 | 37 | 85 | Movement |
| #7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Movement |
| 30 | 17 | 0 | Movement | |
| 35 | 25 | 0 | Movement | |
| #8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Own breathing |
| 35 | 0 | 0 | Own breathing | |
| 45 | 0 | 0 | Own breathing | |
| 55 | 0 | 69 | Own breathing | |
| 90 | 0 | 80 | Own breathing | |
| #9 | 85 | 17 | 80 | Own breathing |
| #10 | 25 | 24 | 0 | Own breathing |
| #13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Own breathing |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | Muscle tension | |
| 40 | 0 | 0 | Own breathing | |
| #15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Pushing |
| 55 | 0 | 0 | Pressure in airway increased | |
| 65 | 0 | 0 | Pushing | |
| #17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Movement |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | Pushing | |
| #22 | 45 | 20 | 0 | Pressure in airway increased |
| 80 | 35 | 0 | Movement | |
| #25 | 20 | 0 | 96 | Pressure in airway increased |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | Pushing | |
| 85 | 0 | 0 | Pushing | |
| #27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Pushing |
| #28 | 80 | 100 | 100 | Own breathing |
| #30 | 70 | 10 | 0 | Muscle tension |
| #31 | 20 | 20 | 0 | Pushing |
| 50 | 0 | 0 | Pressure in airway increased | |
| #34 | 25 | 0 | 62 | Pushing |
| TOF – train-of-four. TOF-Cuff – a device designed for neuromuscular monitoring on an upper arm; TOF-Scan – a device designed for neuromuscular monitoring on a facial corrugator supercilii muscle. | ||||






