Acute cardiovascular collapse after administration of suxamethonium.
The case is reported of an acute cardiovascular collapse immediately after the administration of suxamethonium to a 25-year-old woman undergoing a diagnostic laparoscopy under general anesthesia. Reintervention 14 days later--without the use of suxamethonium--was uneventful. A skin prik test with suxamethonium proved highly positive. A survey of the literature is given and an attempt is made to distinguish between true anaphylaxis and anaphylactoid reaction.
D000328:Adult; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000378:metabolism; D012882:Skin Tests; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D007136:Immunoglobulins; D013390:Succinylcholine