An unexpected hyperkalemic response to succinylcholine during electroconvulsive therapy for catatonic schizophrenia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 574-575

  Cooper, Robert C ^b   Baumann, Patricia L ^a   McDonald, William M ^b  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cardiovascular effects; Ions; Neuromuscular relaxant; Potassium

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CURARE; LABETALOL; METHOHEXITAL; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MUTISM; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC; SUCCINYLCHOLINE;

EID: 0032877182     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199908000-00038     Document Type: Article

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