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Clinical application of sugammadex in renal impairment: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

Key takeaways

This article looks at sugammadex, a drug used after surgery to reverse muscle-relaxing medicines, in people whose kidneys do not work well. It covers how the body clears the drug and how well it works when the kidneys filter slowly. The title suggests it is a review of earlier studies, not a new trial, so it is weaker evidence. It may matter to people with kidney disease who are facing surgery. No abstract was available, so we could not check the details.

Who did this work

Lee H (Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital , ,) · Chen P (Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital , ,) · Li M (Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital , ,) · Wong C (Department of Anesthesiology, Cathay General Hospital , ,)

Source

Paper · Europe PMC, CKD · 2026-09-17
https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/PMC13578964