Prehospital airway management complicated by reported pseudocholinesterase deficiency

Prehosp Emerg Care. 2007 Jul-Sep;11(3):343-5. doi: 10.1080/10903120701347984.

Abstract

Patients with pseudocholinesterase deficiency can experience prolonged neuromuscular blockade if given succinylcholine or certain other drugs. We describe the case of a patient with a reported pseudocholinesterase deficiency requiring emergent prehospital airway management. Knowledge of the reported condition influenced airway management decisions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Airway Resistance*
  • Butyrylcholinesterase / deficiency*
  • Decision Making
  • Emergency Medical Services*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intubation, Intratracheal*
  • Pennsylvania

Substances

  • Butyrylcholinesterase