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Muscle Relaxants for Intubation

Learn about medication options for providing neuromuscular blockade before endotracheal intubation.

Released:

December 16, 2014

Audience:

Physicians, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics

Learning Objectives
  • Recall the physiologic mechanisms of depolarizing and non‑depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents used for intubation

  • Explain the indications, advantages, and contraindications of succinylcholine in pediatric airway management

  • Apply appropriate selection of non‑depolarizing muscle relaxants based on urgency, renal/hepatic function, and airway risk

  • Analyze the trade‑offs between rapid onset and duration of paralysis when choosing an intubation paralytic

  • Evaluate patient‑specific risk factors to minimize complications during intubation with neuromuscular blockade

Author(s)

Robert Pascucci, MD

Anesthesiology | Boston Children's Hospital


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Pascucci RC, Wolbrink TA. Muscle Relaxants for Intubation. 12/2014. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/2983/muscle-relaxants-for-intubation.

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