Prehospital airway management complicated by reported pseudocholinesterase deficiency.
Prehospital Emergency Care · 2007-01-01 · Case report
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.