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. 2021 Oct 28;21:259. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01477-5

Table 3.

Summary of TE arrhythmias analyzed by ASA Physical Class stratum. All Participants as Treated

Treatment ASA Physical Class 3 ASA Physical Class 4
n (%) Estimate (95% CI) P-value n (%) Estimate (95% CI) P-value
TE Sinus Bradycardia
 Neostigmine/glycopyrrolate, n = 38a, 13b 2 (5.3) (ref.) 2 (15.4) (ref.)
  Sugammadex 2 mg/kg, n = 79a, 26b 1 (1.3) −4.0 (−16.2, 2.5) 0.202 0 −15.4 (− 42.6, − 0.9) 0.043
 Sugammadex 4 mg/kg, n = 79a, 28b 1 (1.3) − 4.0 (− 16.2, 2.5) 0.202 1 (3.6) −11.8 (−39.6, 5.9) 0.182
 Sugammadex 16 mg/kg, n = 51a, 17b 4 (7.8) 2.6 (− 10.5, 14.3) 0.633 1 (5.9) −9.5 (− 38.1, 15.2) 0.398
TE Sinus Tachycardia
 Neostigmine/glycopyrrolate, n = 38 7 (18.4) (ref.) 4 (30.8) (ref.)
 Sugammadex 2 mg/kg, n = 79 5 (6.3) −12.1 (−27.8, −0.3) 0.044 2 (7.7) −23.1 (−51.7, 1.2) 0.063
 Sugammadex 4 mg/kg, n = 79 10 (12.7) −5.8 (− 22.1, 7.4) 0.409 0 −30.8 (− 57.9, − 12.5) 0.002
 Sugammadex 16 mg/kg, n = 51 5 (9.8) −8.6 (− 25.1, 5.9) 0.242 1 (5.9) −24.9 (− 53.6, 2.8) 0.075
Other TE Cardiac Arrhythmias
 Neostigmine/glycopyrrolate, n = 38 0 (ref.) 1 (7.7) (ref.)
 Sugammadex 2 mg/kg, n = 79 0 0.0 (−9.3, 4.7) > 0.999 1 (3.8) −3.8 (− 30.4, 13.0) 0.612
 Sugammadex 4 mg/kg, n = 79 0 0.0 (−9.3, 4.7) > 0.999 0 −7.7 (−33.7, 5.3) 0.142
 Sugammadex 16 mg/kg, n = 51 0 0.0 (−9.3, 7.1) > 0.999 1 (5.9) −1.8 (− 29.0, 21.3) 0.846

aNumber of participants in ASA Physical Class 3 stratum; bnumber of participants in ASA Physical Class 4 stratum; ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists, CI Confidence interval, TE Treatment-emergent