Succinylcholine-induced hyperkalemia and rhabdomyolysis in a patient with necrotizing pancreatitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Commonly used muscle relaxants may have serious side effects when used in critically ill patients. This case report relates some of these side effects and reviews the mechanisms by which they are thought to occur.
Medical subject headings
- Hyperkalemia
- Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
- Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Succinylcholine