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It is well known that the intermittent intravenous administration of suxamethonium frequently causes bradycardia, arrhythmia or transient cardiac asystole, which could be a fatal outcome during general anesthesia. The effects of several agents on the ECG changes followed by suxamethonium administration were investigated clinically.
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Yoshitake, J., Yoshimura, N., Aono, K. (1968). Suxamethonium Arrhythmias and its Prevention in Man. In: Lang, K., Frey, R., Halmágyi, M. (eds) Kohlenhydrate in der dringlichen Infusionstherapie. Anaesthesiology and Resuscitation Anaesthesiologie und Wiederbelebung Anesthésiologie et Réanimation, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46105-7_9
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