Neuromuscular Blockade by Succinylcholine in Children
Open Access
- 1 November 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Anesthesiology
- Vol. 27 (6) , 736-741
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-196611000-00004
Abstract
Electromyographywas utilized to study the effects of succinylcholine in children. The effects of 0.3 mg/kg intravenously were inversely related to the age of the patient. During continuous infusion of succinylcholine, the dose required to decrease the compound action potential to 50% of the control was inversely related to the age of the patient. No age relation was observed if 0.5 mg/kg was injected intravenously. The results indicated that the younger children were more resistant to the neuromuscular blockade produced by succinylcholine.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Response of Infants and Children to Muscle RelaxantsAnesthesiology, 1964