SUXAMETHONIUM-INDUCED HYPERKALAEMIA IN A URAEMIC PATIENT
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Suxamethonium-induced hyperkalaemia in a patient with a normal potassium level before rapid-sequence intubation.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0007-0912
DOI: 10.1093/bja/42.9.806