Cardiovascular collapse following succinylcholine in a paraplegic patient

Autor: Snow, J C, Kripke, B J, Sessions, G P, Finck, A J
Zdroj: Spinal Cord; November 1973, Vol. 11 Issue: 3 p199-204, 6p
Abstrakt: A cardiovascular collapse occurred in a 20-year-old white paraplegic man on the 27th post-injury day, a few minutes after the intravenous injection of succinylcholine 75 mg. On the 128th post-injury day, the patient underwent decompressive laminectomy of L3, L4 and L5. Anaesthesia and surgery were uneventful at this time. Serum potassium and a 12-lead electrocardiographic tracings revealed no evidence of hyperkalaemia. The following drugs were used: droperidol, tubocurarine, thiopental, gallamine, nitrous oxide and fentanyl. Succinylcholine was omitted.
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