Prolonged weakness after the withdrawal of atracurium.
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Thoracic Society in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
- Vol. 150 (5) , 1441-1443
- https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.150.5.7952572
Abstract
Prolonged weakness after the use of neuromuscular blocking agents is an increasingly recognized iatrogenic complication of critical care. Vecuronium and pancuronium have been associated with this syndrome, but few cases of atracurium-associated prolonged paresis have heretofore been reported. Many practitioners have thus chosen to use atracurium instead of longer-acting neuromuscular blockers when muscle relaxation is required in the supportive management of critically ill patients. We here report a case of prolonged paresis after the administration of atracurium.Keywords
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