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Prolonged mivacurium neuromuscular block in children
Author(s) -
Lejus,
Blanloeil,
Le Roux,
Soulard,
Mesguish,
Burnat,
Duvaldestin,
Pinaud
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.1998.00765.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cholinesterase , anesthesia , block (permutation group theory) , pediatrics , mathematics , geometry
The authors report two cases of prolonged neuromuscular block after administration of mivacurium in children with previously undiagnosed plasma cholinesterase deficiency related to homozygous atypical genotype. Their anaesthetic management is described as well as determination of the phenotype of both children and their family.