SAN FRANCISCO—The timing of neuromuscular blockade (NMB) reversal, specifically as it relates to transporting patients from the OR to the ICU who are not expected to be extubated in the OR, was the focus of a debate session held at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Reverse Before Transport
Arguing the position that NMB should always be reversed before transporting the patient was Marvin G. Chang, MD, PhD, an anesthesiologist/intensivist at Massachusetts