A case series of life-threatening succinylcholine-induced anaphylaxis
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Anaphylaxis incidence with rocuronium, succinylcholine, and atracurium: how risk communication can influence behavior.
To the Editor: Reddy et al.1 studying neuromuscular-blocking drug (NMBD)induced perioperative anaphylaxis concluded that “the rate of anaphylaxis to succinylcholine and rocuronium is approximately 10-fold higher than to atracurium.” However, we believe that major methodological issues should be highlighted in this article as the authors’ resulting statement might mislead clinical care. First, a...
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