Successful resuscitation of prolonged hyperkalemic cardiac arrest following succinylcholine administration in possibly undiagnosed myopathy
JBMS-Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society. 2009; 21 (3): 311-314
in English
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ABSTRACT
We report a 3 years old male with undiagnosed myopathy, who developed cardiac arrest secondary to hyperkalemia following succinylcholine administration.The patient underwent prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation [CPR], which ended successfully after applying external pace maker. He was discharged home eleven days after the cardiac arrest for follow up of his myopathy
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pacemaker, Artificial
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Succinylcholine
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Heart Arrest
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Hyperkalemia
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Muscular Diseases
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Bahrain Med. Soc.
Year:
2009
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