Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest following succinylcholine administration: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an emergency situation

Hatem Al-Takrouri; Timothy W Martin; James F Mayhew

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.09.020

Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest following succinylcholine administration: The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in an emergency situation

J Clin Anesth. 2004 Sep;16(6):449-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.09.020.

Authors

Hatem Al-Takrouri¹, Timothy W Martin, James F Mayhew

Affiliation

¹ Arkansas Children's Hospital, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia and Pain Management, Little Rock, AK 72202-3591, USA.

PMID: 15567650
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2003.09.020

Abstract

We report an 11-year-old male with undiagnosed myopathy, who developed cardiac arrest secondary to severe rhabdomyolysis and hyperkalemia following succinylcholine administration. The patient required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support from which he was eventually weaned successfully. He died eleven days after the cardiac arrest as a result of apparent ischemic brain injury.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Ischemia / complications
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Child
Emergencies
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Fatal Outcome
Heart Arrest / chemically induced*
Humans
Hyperkalemia / chemically induced*
Male
Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents / adverse effects*
Rhabdomyolysis / complications
Succinylcholine / adverse effects*

Substances

Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents
Succinylcholine