Does accelerometry of adductor pollicis muscle predict recovery of respiratory function from neuromuscular blockade?
Impaired inspiratory flow and upper airway obstruction frequently occur during minimal neuromuscular blockade (TOF ratio 0.8), and extubation may put the patient at risk. Although a TOF ratio of unity predicts a high probability of adequate recovery from neuromuscular blockade, respiratory function can still be impaired.
The proposed "consensus" terminology should enable to better compare the many variants of ALPPS, and was also designed to implement future developments due to the readily applicable principles.