PROLONGED PARESIS FOLLOWING GALLAMINE

PROLONGED PARESIS FOLLOWING GALLAMINE

A case of prolonged muscular paresis is reported following the administration of 120 mg of gallamine triethiodide to a patient who developed anuria. The muscular weakness continued for five days, necessitating artificial ventilation; it was finally reversed by haemodialysis. It is probable that the...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of anaesthesia : BJA 1963-12, Vol.35 (12), p.804-806
Hauptverfasser: FELDMAN, STANLEY A., LEVI, JOHN A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A case of prolonged muscular paresis is reported following the administration of 120 mg of gallamine triethiodide to a patient who developed anuria. The muscular weakness continued for five days, necessitating artificial ventilation; it was finally reversed by haemodialysis. It is probable that the neuromuscular weakness was accentuated by the effects of a low extracellular potassium concentration and by streptomycin
ISSN:0007-0912
1471-6771
DOI:10.1093/bja/35.12.804