[Prolonged curarization with suxamethonium in a four-week old infant].
A case of a 28-day-old infant who developed suxamethonium apnoea is described. He was found to be homozygous for atypical cholinesterase. Main characteristics of this disorder are reviewed. Other causes of prolonged apnoea in infants recovering from anaesthesia for surgery of pyloric stenosis are discussed.
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Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris, France.
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Garbay
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Sacquin
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Hamza
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Saint-Maurice
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D001049:Apnea / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013390:Succinylcholine / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009467:Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents; D002802:Cholinesterases; D013390:Succinylcholine