Suxamethonium induced prolonged apnea in a patient receiving electroconvulsive therapy

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 447.e1-447.e2

  Waghmare, Avinash ^a   Kumar, Channaveerachari Naveen ^b   Thirthalli, Jagadisha ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Bengaluru Medical College and Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Organophosphate poisoning; Prolonged apnea; Suxamethonium

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENT;

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FASCICULATION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUTISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG INTERACTION; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; APNEA; CATATONIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DEPOLARIZING AGENTS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; SUCCINYLCHOLINE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77954621817     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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