Succinylcholine is Equally Efficient as Rocuronium Bromide in terms of Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE)During Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery : A Single Centre Study

IntroductionRapid and safe endotracheal intubation is of paramount importance in the general anaesthesia practices. Safety of such practices while performing surgical procedures in people with critical coronary lesions assumes increased significance.The use of succinylcholine and rocuronium are common but the association with the application of these medications and concomitant haemodynamic changes on major adverse cardiac events (MACE) has not been adequately studied. The aim of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of succinylcholine in comparison with rocuronium for MACE in cardiac surgical population. MethodsRetrospective analysis of data collected from administrative and surgical databases of a tertiary care centre. The patients were divided in two groups,wherein the Group A constituted patients who belonged to succinylcholine and Group B represents the patients who were treated with rocuronium.The baseline demographic characteristics, MACE including intubation difficulty score and Cormack Lahne grade of intubation were recorded. ResultsA total of 134 patients were included in the study. Baseline characters were similar in both the groups. There were 2 deaths in the succinylcholine group while 3 in the rocuronium group. The MACE was not statistically significant (p= 0.0505) in both groups. Cormack Lahane scale and intubation difficulty scale were similar in both groups. ConclusionSuccinylcholine was found to be equally efficient and safe in comparison with rocuronium in terms of MACE during coronary artery bypass surgery.