A very small dose of suxamethonium relieves laryngospasm.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Intravenous suxamethonium, in a dose as small as 0.1 mg.kg-1, has been found to be reliable in the treatment of laryngeal spasm. Three episodes of vocal cord spasm observed during direct laryngoscopy were relieved by this dose of suxamethonium.
Medical subject headings
- Intraoperative Complications
- Laryngeal Neoplasms
- Laryngismus
- Succinylcholine