گزارش پاسخ خطرناك به سوكسينيل كولين در يك پسر 16 ساله

A Case Report of A Life Threatening Response after Administration of Succinylcholine in an Adolescent Male

All of the textbooks of anesthesia have recently stated that succinylcholine is contraindicated for routine using in children and youth except for emergency tracheal intubation or in instance where immediate securing of the airway in necessary. This study is a rare one about the dangerous response of a 16 years old boy to succinylcholine in hernia repair. The patient got to an unstable hemodynamic condition after repeated dose of drug in operation room and after many hours he woke with severe weakness muscle tone . In investigation about his problem the cause of muscle lysis was hyperkalemia(k=6.3 mEq/Lj . Myglobinuria CPK=225000 U/L , LDH= 3000 U/L were remarkable about his problem. Finally the patient discharged in good condition with an unknown myopathy diagnosis.