Recent studies have reported beneficial effects from intravenous neostigmine as treatment of acute colonic ileus. If pharmacologic therapy fails, colonoscopic decompression should be performed.

The 2-mg/kg dose of sugammadex reversed moderate NMB faster than neostigmine plus glycopyrrolate or atropine (neostigmine), whereas the 4-mg/kg dose led to a rapid reversal of deep NMB.