In Response

Brandon M Togioka^{1

2}, Shauna K Rakshe^{1

3}, Sandy H Fang⁴, Daniel O Herzig⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, togioka@ohsu.edu.
³ Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon.

Brandon M Togioka et al. Anesth Analg. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 1;141(4):e54-e55.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000007664. Epub 2025 Jul 31.

Brandon M Togioka^{1

2}, Shauna K Rakshe^{1

3}, Sandy H Fang⁴, Daniel O Herzig⁵

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, togioka@ohsu.edu.
³ Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University Portland, Oregon.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The original article was supported by a grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., the company that owns and markets sugammadex.

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