Korean J Anesthesiol.  1979 Dec;12(4):340-347.

The Cardiac Effects of Succinylcholine Single Doses in Children Under Age 10

• Choi YI
• Kim IH

Abstract

It has already been known that succinylcholine has various cardiac effects such as bradyc adia. tachycardia and, eve cardiac arrest. Among these, bradycardia has most frequently been reported after a single administration of succinylcholine, intravenously in small children. To study the cardiac effects of suecinylcholine in children premedicated with atropine, we intravenously administered thiopental sodium for induction and then a single dose of succinylcholine for endotracheal intubation. The results are as follows: 1) Cardiac rates were significantly decreased for the most part after thiopental sodium administration. However there was no significant change in cardiac rate for the cases in an hypoxic state. 2) Succinylcholine administration produced a significantly increased cardiac rate in more than half the group and a slightly decreased cardiac rate in only a small number. 3) There were neither cardiac arrythmias nor cardiac arrest following succinylcholine administration.

MeSH Terms

Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Atropine
Bradycardia
Child*
Heart Arrest
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Succinylcholine*
Tachycardia
Thiopental
Atropine
Succinylcholine
Thiopental