Is succinylcholine appropriate or obsolete in the intensive care unit?

Is succinylcholine appropriate or obsolete in the intensive care unit?

Muscle relaxants in intensive care unit (ICU) patients are predominantly administered to facilitate intubation. The adverse effect profile of succinylcholine is such that its use in the ICU must be considered obsolete. Suitable alternatives are the intermediately long-acting nondepolarizing relaxant...

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Veröffentlicht in:Critical care (London, England) England), 2001-10, Vol.5 (5), p.245-246
1. Verfasser: Booij, L H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents - adverse effects
Succinylcholine - adverse effects
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Zusammenfassung:Muscle relaxants in intensive care unit (ICU) patients are predominantly administered to facilitate intubation. The adverse effect profile of succinylcholine is such that its use in the ICU must be considered obsolete. Suitable alternatives are the intermediately long-acting nondepolarizing relaxants, of which rocuronium is probably preferable.
ISSN:1364-8535
1466-609X
DOI:10.1186/cc1039