Prolonged neuromuscular blockade following succinylcholine in a patient homozygous for the silent gene

Anesthesiology. 1983 Jul;59(1):71-3. doi: 10.1097/00000542-198307000-00013.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Apnea / chemically induced
  • Cholinesterases / blood
  • Cholinesterases / genetics
  • Electric Stimulation
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Homozygote
  • Humans
  • Muscle Contraction / drug effects
  • Neuromuscular Junction / drug effects*
  • Succinylcholine / adverse effects*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Cholinesterases
  • Succinylcholine