Use of suxamethonium in open eye injuries: a dilemma with explosive consequences

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2014 Jul;75(7):418. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.7.418.

Authors

Meena Arunakirinathan¹, Esther Papamichael, Reena Hacking

Affiliation

¹ Academic Foundation Year 2 Doctor in the Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY.

PMID: 25040532
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2014.75.7.418

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Eye Injuries / drug therapy*
Humans
Intraocular Pressure / drug effects*
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / adverse effects
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / therapeutic use*
Succinylcholine / adverse effects
Succinylcholine / therapeutic use*

Substances

Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
Succinylcholine