SUCCINYLCHOLINE is a potent neuromuscular blocking agent of the depolarizing type. Ordinarily, its effects are of short duration, and for this reason it is widely used as a muscle relaxant during ...

This patient's potassium level before succinylcholine administration was 3.7 meq/L and rose to 7.3 meq/L during cardiac arrest. After receiving succinylcholine, her electrocardiogram showed ...

Review the side-effects of Succinylcholine as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of ...

Paralytic drugs like succinylcholine are often used during surgery or when critically ill patients require endotracheal intubation. But if the drug is not swiftly cleared from the patient's system, ...

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nexus Pharmaceuticals announced the launch of Succinylcholine Chloride Injection, USP in 200mg/10mL Multiple-Dose Vials. It is an AP-rated generic to QUELICIN™ ¥. ...

Since the 1950s, cardiac arrest has been observed in burn patients receiving succinylcholine. A decade later, hyperkalemia was determined to be the cause of the cardiac arrest in these patients. Since ...