Can succinylcholine be used safely in hyperkalemic patients?

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 119-122

  Schow, Adam J ^a   Lubarsky, David A ^a   Olson, Ronald P ^a   Gan, Tong J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUXAMETHONIUM;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036289611     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200207000-00021     Document Type: Article

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