 Succinylcholine
"Succinylcholine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A quaternary skeletal muscle relaxant usually used in the form of its bromide, chloride, or iodide. It is a depolarizing relaxant, acting in about 30 seconds and with a duration of effect averaging three to five minutes. Succinylcholine is used in surgical, anesthetic, and other procedures in which a brief period of muscle relaxation is called for.
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D013390
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D02.092.877.883.333.780 D02.241.081.337.759.875 D02.675.276.232.780
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Succinylcholine" by people in Profiles.
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Schauer SG, Damrow T, Martin SM, Hudson IL, De Lorenzo RA, Blackburn MB, Hofmann LJ, April MD. Descriptive Analysis of Combat-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia. J Spec Oper Med. 2023 Jun 23; 23(2):13-18.
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Litman RS, Smith VI, Larach MG, Mayes L, Shukry M, Theroux MC, Watt S, Wong CA. Consensus Statement of the Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States on Unresolved Clinical Questions Concerning the Management of Patients With Malignant Hyperthermia. Anesth Analg. 2019 04; 128(4):652-659.
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Larach MG, Klumpner TT, Brandom BW, Vaughn MT, Belani KG, Herlich A, Kim TW, Limoncelli J, Riazi S, Sivak EL, Capacchione J, Mashman D, Kheterpal S, Kooij F, Wilczak J, Soto R, Berris J, Price Z, Lins S, Coles P, Harris JM, Cummings KC, Berman MF, Nanamori M, Adelman BT, Wedeven C, LaGorio J, McCormick PJ, Tom S, Aziz MF, Coffman T, Ellis TA, Molina S, Peterson W, Mackey SC, van Klei WA, Ginde AA, Biggs DA, Neuman MD, Craft RM, Pace NL, Paganelli WC, Durieux ME, Nair BJ, Wanderer JP, Miller SA, Helsten DL, Turnbull ZA, Schonberger RB. Succinylcholine Use and Dantrolene Availability for Malignant Hyperthermia Treatment: Database Analyses and Systematic Review. Anesthesiology. 2019 01; 130(1):41-54.
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April MD, Arana A, Pallin DJ, Schauer SG, Fantegrossi A, Fernandez J, Maddry JK, Summers SM, Antonacci MA, Brown CA. Emergency Department Intubation Success With Succinylcholine Versus Rocuronium: A National Emergency Airway Registry Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 12; 72(6):645-653.
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Jacknin G, Overbeck MC. Succinylcholine in ED Patients With Unanticipated Hyperkalemia: The authors respond. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Aug; 34(8):1706-7.
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Jacknin G, Overbeck MC. Succinylcholine in an ED patient with unanticipated hyperkalemia. Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct; 34(10):2054.e3-2054.e5.
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Heath KJ, Samra GS, Davis GE, Wilmink AB, Wilson AW. Blood pressure changes in head-injury patients during pre-hospital anaesthesia with propofol. Injury. 1994; 25 Suppl 2:B7-8.
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