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Suxamethonium in the intensive care unit: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”

Authors: Hannah Church, Sue Sinclair, Tessa Oelofse

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 1/2008

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A 25-year-old woman with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) was admitted to critical care with exacerbation of her porphyria, poor pain control and subsequent respiratory failure. Prior to this admission, a neurophysiological assessment had documented a predominantly axonal sensory motor neuropathy. Mechanical ventilation followed an unsuccessful attempt at non-invasive ventilation. Propofol (140 mg) and atracurium (40 mg) facilitated intubation with a size 7.0 cuffed tracheal tube, despite moderate tracheal stenosis. …

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Title: Suxamethonium in the intensive care unit: “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me”
Authors: Hannah Church
Sue Sinclair
Tessa Oelofse
Publication date: 01-01-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-007-0912-8

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