Prehospital airway management complicated by reported pseudocholinesterase deficiency.
Patients with pseudocholinesterase deficiency can experience prolonged neuromuscular blockade if given succinylcholine or certain other drugs. We describe the case of a patient with a reported pseudocholinesterase deficiency requiring emergent prehospital airway management. Knowledge of the reported condition influenced airway management decisions.
Whyte
Allyson J
AJ
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Wang
Henry E
HE
D000328:Adult; D000403:Airway Resistance; D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase / Q000172:deficiency*; D003657:Decision Making; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D010414:Pennsylvania
D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase