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Suxamethonium‐induced hyperkalaemia following cold injury
Author(s) -
LAYCOCK J. R. D.,
LOUGHMAN E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1986.tb12843.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , potassium , cold injury , cardiac surgery , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry , horticulture , biology
Summary Within the space of 9 days, a 4‐month‐old baby requiring cardiac surgery was exposed to two periods of hypothermic circulatory arrest for surgery, and prolonged surface cooling postoperatively. At the end of this period, the administration of suxamethonium was associated with a marked rise in serum potassium.