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[Prolonged succinylcholine-induced apnoea associated with cholinesterase silent plasma variant].
Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation - 1 Apr 2005
Ceppa F, Kenane N, Chellak S, Bigaillon C, Burnat P
Abstract excerpt
Mivacurium and succinylcholine are short-acting neuromuscular blocking drugs. The duration of their action depends on their rapid hydrolysis by plasma cholinesterase or butyrylcholinesterase. More than thirty genetic variants of this enzyme have been described but the atypical variant is the most frequently involved in prolonged apnoea following the administration of these two myorelaxants. We present one case of...
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