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  • Title: Suxamethonium induced prolonged apnea in a patient receiving electroconvulsive therapy.
    Author: Waghmare A, Kumar CN, Thirthalli J.
    Journal: Gen Hosp Psychiatry; 2010; 32(4):447.e1-2. PubMed ID: 20633755.
    Abstract:
    Suxamethonium causes prolonged apnea in patients in whom pseudocholinesterase enzyme gets deactivated by organophosphorus (OP) poisons. Here, we present a similar incident in a severely depressed patient who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Prolonged apnea in our case ensued because the information about suicidal attempt by OP compound was concealed from the treating team.
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