@article{ref1,
title="Suxamethonium induced prolonged apnea in a patient receiving electroconvulsive therapy",
journal="General hospital psychiatry",
year="2010",
author="Waghmare, Avinash and Kumar, Channaveerachari Naveen and Thirthalli, Jagadisha",
volume="32",
number="4",
pages="447.e1-2",
abstract="Suxamethonium causes prolonged apnea in patients in whom pseudocholinesterase enzyme gets deactivated by organophosphorus (OP) poisons. Here, we present a similar incident in a severely depressed patient who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Prolonged apnea in our case ensued because the information about suicidal attempt by OP compound was concealed from the treating team.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0163-8343",
doi="10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.11.001"
}