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Neuromuscular blocking drugs are one of the leading causes of peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reactions in many parts of the world.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our retrospective observational cohort study of in adults in New Zealand investigated the incidence and relative risk of a peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reaction to the various to neuromuscular blocking drugs. We also explored possible cross\u2010sensitivity between the different neuromuscular blocking drugs using skin testing. The incidence of anaphylaxis to neuromuscular blocking drugs was calculated within a subset of our cohort, using confirmed cases of anaphylaxis to each neuromuscular blocking drug as the numerator and number of new patient exposures to the drug as the denominator.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We determined the risk of a peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reaction with individual neuromuscular blocking drugs to be: suxamethonium 1:1500 (95%CI 1000\u20132500); rocuronium 1:3300 (95%CI 2100\u20135300); and atracurium 1:15,000 (95%CI 6800\u201340,000). Female patients were up to eight times more likely to experience a peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reaction than males. Our skin test results suggest that if a patient experiences a peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reaction to rocuronium, suxamethonium or vecuronium, then atracurium is the lowest risk alternative. If a patient has had a peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reaction to atracurium, then rocuronium and suxamethonium are low risk alternatives.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found a significant difference between the rates of peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reactions with rocuronium and suxamethonium vs. atracurium. The increased risk of a peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reaction is a factor that should be weighed against the benefits of using suxamethonium or rocuronium. Females may be higher risk than males of reacting to neuromuscular blocking drugs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/anae.70058","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,10]],"date-time":"2025-11-10T09:00:24Z","timestamp":1762765224000},"page":"513-520","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Peri\u2010operative hypersensitivity reactions to neuromuscular blocking drugs in New Zealand 2013\u20132019: a retrospective observational study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"81","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0511-6171","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karen","family":"Pedersen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland  New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Johan","family":"van Schalkwyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland  New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kim","family":"Phillips","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Waitaha Canterbury  Christchurch New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Henry","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, MidCentral Palmerston North  New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter","family":"Cooke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, Te Toka Tumai Auckland  New Zealand"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","unstructured":"Royal College of Anaesthetists.Anaesthesia Surgery and Life\u2010Threatening Allergic Reactions. 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