Open AccessHypoventilation in a Newborn Following Administration of Succinylcholine to the Mother
Author(s) -
William D. Owens,
Gerald L. Zeitlin
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/00000539-197501000-00007
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoventilation , anesthesia , blood gas analysis , cholinesterase , administration (probate law) , respiratory system , political science , law
Analysis of maternal and neonatal blood samples for cholinesterase-activity determination revealed a case of hypoventilation in the newborn to be apparently secondary to succinylcholine administration to the mother during obstetric anesthesia.