@article{article_344187, title={Sugammadex use in a patient with myastenia gravis}, journal={Ege Journal of Medicine}, volume={55}, pages={82–83}, year={2016}, DOI={10.19161/etd.344187}, author={Biricik, Ebru}, keywords={Myastenia gravis, sugammadex, rocuronium}, abstract={Myastenia gravis is an autoimmune disease involving the neuromuscular junction and patients receiving this diagnosis have a risk of developing postoperative respiratory failure. Similarly, the presence of chronic obstructive lung disease is known to be associated with postoperative respiratory failure. However, steroidal non-depolarising muscle relaxants and sugammadex to reverse their muscle-relaxing effects minimize the risk of postoperative respiratory failure. In this case report, we wanted to present a successful application of general anesthesia with rocuronium for emergency laparotomy in a patient with myasthenia gravis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in whom postoperative respiratory failure could be prevented by using sugammadex.}, number={2}, publisher={Ege University}