Neuromuscular Blockade Monitoring

The purpose of this clinical study is to collect and assess feedback from clinical users regarding the functionality and device use and collection of raw parameter date from the NMT Sensor and NMT Cable.

This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of deep versus moderate neuromuscular blockade on intraoperative driving pressure and the development of postoperative critical respiratory events in patients undergoing abdominal surgery under general anesthesia.

In clinical anesthesiologic practice, most institutions use acceleromyography in order to assess the degree of a neuromuscular block. The aim of the present study is to assess a new device using mechanomyography. Until recently, this method was reserved for experimental settings. It seems to be able to work more precisely, and additionally, it offers the opportunity to use other stimulation patterns than acceleromyographic measurements. The investigation is divided into two parts: Part 1 compares the mechanomyograph directly with an acceleromyograph. In part 2, two mechanomyographs using different stimulation patterns are compared with each other.