Serum Potassium Change after Administration of Succinylcholine in Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Patients.
10.4097/kjae.1990.23.6.899
- Author:
Jae Chol SHIM
1
;
Pyung Hwan PARK
;
Cheong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Ulsan University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ruptured cerebral aneurysm;
Succinylcholine;
Serum potasaium
- MeSH:
Anesthesia;
Anesthesia, General;
Humans;
Hyperkalemia;
Intracranial Aneurysm*;
Nervous System Diseases;
Potassium*;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage;
Succinylcholine*;
Unconsciousness
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
1990;23(6):899-903
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Succinylcholine induced hyperkalemia has been reported in many neurologic disorders including subarachnoid hemorrhage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate suceinylcholine induced-hyperkalemia in twenty ruptured cerebral aneuryam patients undergoing general anesthesia for repair of the cerebral aneurysm. Serum potassium levels were measured after induction of anesthesia, but before succinylcholine, and 1, 5 and 10 min after administration of succinylcholine. Serum potassium levels were continuously increased until 10 min after euccinylcholine administration. The increments of serum potassium above 1.0mEq/L were observed in 5 of 9 patients with loss of consciousnesa A relationship between the loss of consciousness and hyperkalemic response after succinylcholine was suggested.
