Background. Neuromuscular blockade is a risk factor for postoperative respiratory weakness during the immediate postoperative\nperiod. The quantitative relationships between postoperative pulmonary-function impairment and residual neuromuscular\nblockade are unknown. Methods. 113 patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were enrolled in this study.\nThey all had a pulmonary-function test (PFT) during the preoperative evaluation. Predictive values based on demographic data\nwere also recorded. The train-of-four ratio (TOFR) was recorded at the same time as the PFT and at every 5 minutes in the\nqualified 98 patients in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU). We analyzed the degree of PFT recovery when the TOFR had\nrecovered to different degrees. Results.There was a significant difference (
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