Comparison between succinylcholine and rocuronium as neuromuscular blocking agents for electroconvulsive therapy in a patient with pseudocholinesterase deficiency
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We report here the anesthetic management of a patient with schizophrenia and pseudocholinesterase deficiency. Electroconvulsive therapy was performed using succinylcholine and rocuronium as the neuromuscular blocking agents in the first seven and latter six treatments, respectively. The recovery time from muscle relaxation after succinylcholine administration was remarkably longer than that after rocuronium-sugammadex administration. Rocuronium and sugammadex appear to be useful in situations in which succinylcholine is contraindicated.
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A cross-over, post-electroconvulsive therapy comparison of clinical recovery from rocuronium versus succinylcholine.
STUDY OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of the neuromuscular blocking agent, rocuronium, on clinical recovery from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as compared with succinylcholine. DESIGN Cross-over study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS 13 ASA physical status I and II patients, ages 18 to 60 years, receiving ECT three times a week. INTERVENTIONS Each patient received either succin...
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