Cardiac arrest in Guillain-Barré syndrome and the use of suxamethonium

Dalman, J.E.; Verhagen, W.I.

Acta Neurologica Belgica 94(4): 259-261

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0300-9009
PMID: 7839804
Document Number: 425123
A patient is described with severe Guillain-Barré syndrome resulting in tetraplegia. Artificial ventilation was necessary. There were signs of autonomic dysfunction such as systolic hypertension and excessive sweating. He developed fatal cardiac electromechanic dissociation after intravenous suxamethonium administration for a second endotracheal intubation because of respiratory failure.

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