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. 2020 Aug;125(2):e255-e257.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.073. Epub 2020 May 1.

Cardiac arrest in a COVID-19 patient after receiving succinylcholine for tracheal reintubation

Theodor S Sigurdsson  1 , Asgeir P Þorvaldsson  2 , Sigrun Asgeirsdottir  2 , Kristinn Sigvaldason  2
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Cardiac arrest in a COVID-19 patient after receiving succinylcholine for tracheal reintubation

Theodor S Sigurdsson et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; hyperkalaemia; intensive care; rocuronium; succinylcholine; sugammadex.

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Fig. 1
Electrocardiograph showing heart rhythm at different times. (a) Heart rhythm at the time of cardiac arrest, (c) heart rhythm at return of spontaneous circulation (potassium 6.4 mM), and (c) heart rhythm after normalisation (potassium 4.2 mM).
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  • The limits of succinylcholine for critically ill patients.
    Blanié A, Ract C, Leblanc PE, Cheisson G, Huet O, Laplace C, Lopes T, Pottecher J, Duranteau J, Vigué B. Blanié A, et al. Anesth Analg. 2012 Oct;115(4):873-9. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e31825f829d. Epub 2012 Jul 4. Anesth Analg. 2012. PMID: 22763904

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