Marked prolongation of the succinylcholine effect two hours after neostigmine reversal of neuromuscular blockade in a patient with chronic renal insufficiency

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-79

  Williams, Andrea R ^a   Bailey, Melinda ^a   Joye, Todd ^a   Burt, Napoleon ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; NEOSTIGMINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING;

EID: 0032957966     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199901000-00016     Document Type: Article

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