Muscle pain following administration of suxamethonium to pregnant and non-pregnant patients undergoing laparoscopic tubal ligation.
The frequency of muscle pain following suxamethonium was studied in 50 pregnant (8-13 weeks' gestation) and 100 non-pregnant women, undergoing laparoscopic tubal ligation. The incidence of muscle pain in the non-pregnant group was 42%, but only 20% in the pregnant women. The intensity of fasciculation was less in the pregnant patients. It appears that pregnancy protects the patient from suxamethonium pains, even during the first trimester.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D013390:Succinylcholine