Prolonged neuromuscular blockade following suxamethonium in a patient with a normal genotype.
A patient is described who developed prolonged apnoea following a single normal dose of suxamethonium which was shown by nerve stimulation to be due to persistent neuromuscular blockade. The plasma cholinesterase profile demonstrated a normal genotype.
D001049:Apnea / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002648:Child; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
D002802:Cholinesterases; D013390:Succinylcholine