Cardiac arrest due to succinylcholine-induced hyperkalemia in a patient with wound botulism

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-82

  Chakravarty, Eliza F ^a   Kirsch, Carl M ^a   Jensen, William A ^a   Kagawa, Frank T ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Black tar; Cardiac arrest; Denervation hypersensitivity; Heroin; Succinylcholine; Wound botulism

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BOTULINUM ANTISERUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DIAMORPHINE; ETOMIDATE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; SUXAMETHONIUM; TIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOTULISM; CASE REPORT; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; BOTULISM; HEART ARREST; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034085880     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00136-1     Document Type: Article

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