title: Prehospital airway management complicated by reported pseudocholinesterase deficiency.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Allyson J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Whyte
authors.forename: Henry E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002091:Butyrylcholinesterase