Succinylcholine and procedural hypotension Patient Reports February 12, 2012

Succinylcholine Side Effects Report #4950117-8
Succinylcholine side effect was reported by a Health Professional from FINLAND on Mar 06, 2006. Male patient, child 6 years of age, was diagnosed with induction and maintenance of anaesthesia and was treated with Succinylcholine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: anaesthetic complication, condition aggravated, hyperkalaemia, procedural hypotension, pulse absent, ventricular tachycardia. Succinylcholine dosage: unknown. During the same period patient was treated with THIOPENTAL, HALOTHANE, NITROUS OXIDE W, ALCURONIUM. Patient recovered.

Succinylcholine Side Effects Report #5736803-0
Succinylcholine side effect was reported by a Physician from UNITED STATES on Apr 29, 2008. Male patient, 59 years of age, weighting 227.1 lb, was diagnosed with hypotension and was treated with Succinylcholine. After drug was administered, patient experienced the following side effects: arteriospasm coronary, cardiac arrest , coronary artery stenosis, cough, ejection fraction decreased, electrocardiogram st segment elevation, ischaemia, procedural hypotension, pulse absent. Succinylcholine dosage: 200 MG, INTRAVENOUS; 40 MG, INTRAVENOUS. During the same period patient was treated with EPHEDRINE SULPHATEECTION, PROPOFOL, MIDAZOLAM, REMIFENTANIL, ISOFLURANE. Patient recovered.