Key result
Succinylcholine (50 mg) was successfully used for general anesthesia during cesarean delivery in a patient with postpolio syndrome, with full recovery of motor responses 35 minutes after intubation.
Why the study?
Does succinylcholine provide safe neuromuscular blockade in a patient with postpolio syndrome undergoing cesarean delivery?
Population
1 39-yr-old woman with postpolio syndrome undergoing elective cesarean delivery at 38 weeks of amenorrhea.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
5 days
Authors
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May support cautious succinylcholine use in postpolio cesarean cases with monitoring; hypothesis-generating, prospective data needed.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does succinylcholine provide safe neuromuscular blockade in a patient with postpolio syndrome undergoing cesarean delivery?
This case report suggests that succinylcholine may be used safely in patients with postpolio syndrome, though sensitivity may be enhanced requiring careful monitoring.
Wernet et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Postpolio syndrome (n=1). Succinylcholine was evaluated on Safety and efficacy of succinylcholine (recovery of motor responses, absence of complications). Succinylcholine (50 mg) was successfully used for general anesthesia during cesarean delivery in a patient with postpolio syndrome, with full recovery of motor responses 35 minutes after intubation.
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