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  • Title: The effect of repeated doses of succinylcholine on serum potsssium in patients with renal failure.
    Author: Powell DR, Miller R.
    Journal: Anesth Analg; 1975; 54(6):746-8. PubMed ID: 1106254.
    Abstract:
    The effect of 1 mg/kg of succinylcholine IV in repeated doses on serum potassium (K+) was studied in 11 patients with renal failure. Increases in K+ did not differ from those seen in patients with normal kidney function, the largest increase being 0.6 mEq/L. The authors conclude that succinylcholine administered repeatedly at this dosage is not contraindicated in patients with renal failure.
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