A case of prolonged apnea induced by suxamethonium on electroconvulsive therapy

Anesthesia and Resuscitation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-23

  Tani, Chisako ^a   Hino, Hirofumi ^a   Ohashi, Yayoi ^a   Tanaka, Maya ^a   Yazaki, Taiji ^a   Tateda, Takeshi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase drug; Prolonged apnea; Suxamethonium

Indexed keywords

EID: 71249099223     PISSN: 03851664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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