Abstract
Recently introduced Mindray “3-directional” neuromuscular transmission transducer (NMT, Shenzhen, China) acceleromyograph) claim to monitor thumb movement in 3 different directions. We compared NMT with the gold standard Relaxometer® mechanomyograph (MMG, Groningen University, Netherlands) in Study-1 and with TOF-Watch SX™ (WTCH) acceleromyograph from which it was developed in Study-2. We used first twitch (T1%) and train-of-four (TOF) ratio rocuronium 0.6 mg kg−1 neuromuscular block to evaluate NMT diagnostic accuracy in indicating 3 clinically relevant time points namely; MMG T1 5% (95% twitch depression) for tracheal intubation, MMG T1 25% for repeat neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) administration, and MMG 0.9 TOF ratio full neuromuscular block recovery. We compared onset time (time from beginning of rocuronium administration until maximal depression), Dur25 (time until T1 25% recovery) and Dur0.9 (time until 0.9 TOF ratio recovery). In Study-1, NMT showed low sensitivity in indicating MMG time for tracheal intubation, repeat NMBAs administration and full neuromuscular block recovery (6.25%, 38.9% and 38.9% respectively). NMT onset time, Dur25 and Dur0.9 (2:51 ± 00:57, 36:50 ± 24:25, 70:08 ± 25:27 min:s) were significantly longer than MMG (1:56 ± 00:46, 30:26 ± 20:24, 62:03 ± 20:01). In Study-2, NMT onset time, Dur25 and Dur0.9 (02:37 ± 00:53, 35:38 ± 11:54, 53:40 ± 13:49) were not significantly different than WTCH (02:23 ± 00:45, 33:27 ± 12:51, 53:57 ± 12:47). NMT could not efficaciously detect MMG time for tracheal intubation; NMBAs repeat dose administration or full neuromuscular block recovery. Data from NMT cannot be used interchangeably with MMG. Our study revealed that NMT Tri-axial acceleromyography seems to offer no advantage over the MMG gold standard or the classic Mono-axial TOF-Watch SX monitor.
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In the original publication of the article, the article note “Ashraf A. Dahaba and Zhao Yang Xiao equally contributed to the study and are both first authors.” was published incorrectly. The correct statement should read as “Ashraf A. Dahaba and Zhao Yang Xiao equally contributed to the study and are both first authors and are both co-corresponding authors.”
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All authors would like to thank Mr. Elfid Pasovic our freelancer computer specialist at Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina for his great efforts in the data preparation and patients’ data management. Thanks to him we have all the patients data successfully recorded and downloaded. We would like also to thank graduate student Miss Fengyan Xu at Shanghai, People’s Republic of China for her great efforts in data preparation and statistical analysis.
Clinical trial registry numbers Our clinical trial was registered by Primary Investigator: Ashraf Dahaba prior to patient enrollment at Food and Drug Administration Clinical Trials Database www.ClinicalTrials.gov; trial Registration Number: NCT02892045. Date of registration: protocol record NMT1 released and made public on 8th September 2016 on www.ClinicalTrials.gov. Sarajevo Medical University, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina ethics committee approval (0406-19256 at 5th May 2016 meeting chaired by Doc. Dr. Sci. Med Jasmina Krehic), and Dalian University Second affiliated Hospital ethics committee Dalian, People’s Republic of China (2015-106 at 14th January 2016 meeting chaired by Prof Dr. Ren Ping), Dalian, People’s Republic of China.
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The study was financed from National Natural Science Foundation of China (Beijing, People’s Republic of China), grant No: 81471373, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Beijing, People’s Republic of China), Grant No: 81071052, both grants awarded to Professor Dr. Zhao Yang Xiao, Department of Anesthesiology, Xijing First Affiliated Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, and Department of Emergency Intensive Care Unit, Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, People’s Republic of China.
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Primary investigator AAD conducted the study, participated in data collection, data analysis and manuscript writing. IS participated in perioperative anesthesia management, conducting the study, data collection, data analysis and manuscript writing. ZX participated in perioperative anesthesia management, conducting the study, data collection, data analysis and manuscript writing. KW is the statistician who designed the Bland and Altman scatterplots and regression plots as well as statistical analysis.
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Dahaba, A.A., Suljevic, I., Xiao, Z.Y. et al. Mindray 3-directional NMT Module (a new generation “Tri-axial” neuromuscular monitor) versus the Relaxometer mechanomyograph and versus the TOF-Watch SX acceleromyograph. J Clin Monit Comput 33, 853–862 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-018-0231-3
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