Pseudocholinesterase hyperactivity with succinylcholine resistance: An unusual cause of difficult intubation

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 328-330

  Yao, Fun Sun F ^a   Savarese, John J ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Difficult; Intubation; Pseudocholinesterase hyperactivity; Succiniycholine resistance

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE; ENFLURANE; MIVACURIUM; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PENTOBARBITAL; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CURETTAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; LARYNGOSCOPY; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 0031005916     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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