Weight, pseudocholinesterase activity, and succinylcholine requirement

Anesthesiology. 1982 Jul;57(1):48-9. doi: 10.1097/00000542-198207000-00014.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anesthesia, General
  • Body Surface Area
  • Body Weight*
  • Butyrylcholinesterase / blood*
  • Cholinesterases / blood*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Contraction / drug effects
  • Obesity / metabolism
  • Succinylcholine / administration & dosage*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Butyrylcholinesterase
  • Cholinesterases
  • Succinylcholine