Physics

Internal medicine

Retrospective cohort study

Rate ratio

Cohort study

Pacu

Post-anesthesia care unit

Incidence (geometry)

Optics

Odds ratio

Surgery

Intensive care medicine

Emergency medicine

Intensive care unit

Neuromuscular Blockade

Anesthesia

Confidence interval

Medicine

Anesthesia & Analgesia

Postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade continues to be a frequent occurrence with a reported incidence rate of up to 64%. However, the effect of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade on health care utilization remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the effects of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade on hospital costs (primary outcome), intensive care unit admission rate, and hospital length of stay (secondary outcomes).

The Effects of Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Blockade on Hospital Costs and Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Population-Based Cohort Study