Article
The effect of bambuterol on plasma cholinesterase activity and suxamethonium-induced neuromuscular blockade in subjects heterozygous for abnormal plasma cholinesterase.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica - 1 Oct 1990
Bang U, Viby-Mogensen J, Wirén J E
Abstract excerpt
Bambuterol is a new bronchodilator which is also a reversible inhibitor of plasma cholinesterase. In patients with normal plasma cholinesterase genotype, bambuterol prolongs suxamethonium-induced neuromuscular blockade. In the present study, we investigated the interaction of bambuterol and suxam...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Anesthesia, Inhalation
- Bronchodilator Agents
- Cholinesterases
- Depression, Chemical
- Female
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
