Unrecognised postoperative residual curarisation in developing countries remains a common problem.

CONCLUSIONS: PORC is more common in practice than currently recognised. This deduction is supported by the low rate of intraoperative neuromuscular monitoring conducted and the high pass rate on clinical assessment. Routine use of quantitative monitoring of neuromuscular function should be encouraged to minimise the risk of this serious yet preventable condition. PMID: 33403993 [PubMed - in process]
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: S Afr Med J Source Type: research