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. 2016 Oct 22;16:103. doi: 10.1186/s12871-016-0266-2

Table 2.

Neostigmine dose by last documented Train of Four (TOF) prior to reversal and Body Mass Index (BMI) category for cases receiving Neostigmine

Cases receiving first dose Initial dose (mcg/kg) Cases receiving second dose Time between first and second doses (minutes) Second dose (mcg/kg) Cases receiving third dose Time between second and third doses (minutes) Third dose (mcg/kg) Total dose (mcg/kg)
N a Median [IQR] N (%)a Median [IQR] Median [IQR] N (%)a Median [IQR] Median [IQR] Median [IQR]
Last TOF prior to reversal
 0/4 3520 37.0 [30.6, 42.4] 192 (5.5) 6 [2, 12] 20.0 [14.2, 28.1] 7 (0.2) 5 [3, 8] 22.4 [13.0, 23.9] 37.9 [30.9, 43.7]
 1/4 6956 37.1 [30.8, 42.8] 338 (4.9) 6 [2, 11] 17.3 [11.6, 24.8] 18 (0.3) 6 [3, 14] 16.8 [13.8, 27.8] 37.8 [31.3, 43.9]
 2/4 7713 37.2 [30.9, 42.2] 267 (3.5) 7 [2, 13] 15.8 [10.8, 25.0] 11 (0.1) 7 [2, 9] 11.1 [8.1, 18.1] 37.6 [31.1, 42.7]
 3/4 7133 36.8 [30.7, 41.9] 166 (2.3) 5 [1, 12] 14.5 [10.1, 22.3] 11 (0.2) 7 [3, 10] 14.7 [10.6, 17.9] 37.0 [30.8, 42.3]
 4/4 81,958 37.5 [30.6, 41.7] 1136 (1.4) 5 [1, 12] 14.7 [9.9,22.1] 73 (0.1) 3 [1, 6] 11.3 [9.3, 15.2] 37.5 [30.6, 41.7]
 Undocumented 9105 34.5 [29.4, 41.1] 217 (2.4) 6 [2, 11] 17.9 [11.1, 26.7] 10 (0.1) 9 [4, 16] 14.1 [11.6, 17.5] 35.0 [29.4, 41.5]
WHO BMI categoryb
 Underweight 2456 42.6 [36.6, 49.2] 50 (2.0) 10 [4, 15] 22.7 [19.3, 31.3] 1 (0.0) 15 [15, 15] 24.1 [24.1, 24.1] 42.8 [36.8, 50.0]
 Normal weight 32,491 39.4 [33.3, 44.4] 574 (1.8) 6 [2, 12] 19.2 [14.4, 29.9] 31 (0.1) 6 [2, 9] 17.2 [14.3, 23.9] 39.7 [33.4, 44.8]
 Overweight 35,302 37.5 [31.1, 41.7] 609 (1.7) 6 [1, 11] 15.6 [11.9, 25.5] 42 (0.1) 5 [2, 10] 13.2 [10.8, 20.0] 37.6 [31.3, 41.7]
 Class I obese 22,634 35.3 [29.7, 40.4] 488 (2.2) 5 [1, 13] 14.4 [10.1, 22.2] 26 (0.1) 3 [1, 7] 10.5 [9.4, 12.8] 35.7 [29.8, 40.7]
 Class II obese 11,321 32.7 [28.1, 39.7] 258 (2.3) 4 [1, 11] 11.9 [9.2, 19.6] 14 (0.1) 2 [1, 5] 10.3 [9.0, 13.6] 33.1 [28.4, 40.0]
 Class III obese 8973 30.5 [25.0, 37.0] 284 (3.2) 3 [0, 9] 10.4 [7.5, 16.7] 12 (0.1) 4 [1,11] 8.1 [7.0, 14.3] 30.8 [25.3, 37.5]

TOF train-of-four, WHO World Health Organization, BMI body mass index

aOnly among patients with TBW between 40 and 250 kg and receiving neostigmine

bOnly among patients with BMI between 10 and 80