Succinylcholine induced hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest: Death related to an EEG study

Amit Verma; Richard S. Bedlack; Rodney A. Radtke; Kevan E. VanLandingham; C. William Erwin

doi:10.1097/00004691-199901000-00004

Succinylcholine induced hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest: Death related to an EEG study

Amit Verma, Richard S. Bedlack, Rodney A. Radtke, Kevan E. VanLandingham, C. William Erwin

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Abstract

Changes in EEGs during cardiac arrest have been described in detail by many authors; however, mortality because of an EEG has never been reported. The authors report the case of a patient who developed cardiac arrest causally related to administration of succinylcholine for reduction of excessive amounts of myogenic artifact during an EEG. This case indicates the need for caution when doing an EEG study in an intensive care unit setting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	46-50
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume	16
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004691-199901000-00004
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

Keywords

Cardiac arrest
Death
EEG
Hyperkalemia
Succinylcholine

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Clinical Neurology
Physiology
General Neuroscience

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