Donepezil: A cause of inadequate muscle relaxation and delayed neuromuscular recovery

Donepezil: A cause of inadequate muscle relaxation and delayed neuromuscular recovery

A 74-year-old female with diabetes mellitus type II and Alzheimer′s disease, taking donepezil for 4 months was operated for right modified radical mastectomy under general anesthesia. During the procedure a higher dose of non-depolarizing muscle relaxant was required than those recommended for her a...

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Main Authors: Alka Bhardwaj, Sudhindra Dharmavaram, Sonia Wadhawan, Anjali Sethi, Poonam Bhadoria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
Subjects:
Alzheimer′s disease
donepezil
delayed neuromuscular recovery general anaesthesia
Geriatric
non depolarizing muscle relaxant
Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2011;volume=27;issue=2;spage=247;epage=248;aulast=Bhardwaj

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