[Prolonged curarization with suxamethonium in a four-week old infant].

doi:10.1016/s0750-7658(97)80180-3

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[Prolonged curarization with suxamethonium in a four-week old infant].

Annales francaises d'anesthesie et de reanimation - 1 Jan 1998

Michel D, Simon L, Garbay M M, Sacquin P, Hamza J, Saint-Maurice C

Abstract excerpt

A case of a 28-day-old infant who developed suxamethonium apnoea is described. He was found to be homozygous for atypical cholinesterase. Main characteristics of this disorder are reviewed. Other causes of prolonged apnoea in infants recovering from anaesthesia for surgery of pyloric stenosis are...

Topics

Apnea
Cholinesterases
Genotype
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
Succinylcholine

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