This study aimed to identify the changes of plasma potassium level after inintubation with rapid sequenceintubation method in severe head injury ptients using sucinylcholine as muscle relaxant. Subjects are severe head injury patients with glasgow coma scale (GCS)≤8. Plasma potassium level was measured twice, before intubation and (minutes 5,15,20) after intubation. Another variable that also…
An experimental study on the effect of succinylcholine 1 1/2 mg/kg BW given intravenously to facilitate intubation plasma potassium level changing has been done during the period of August 1993 until March 1994. Fifty-eight patients (ASA 1-2) included in this study were selected consecutively. Patients with disturbance of renal function, tetraplegia, paraplegia, post-combustio and post-multiple…