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Efficacy of Magnesium Sulphate in Attenuation of Succinylcholine Induced Fasciculations - A Dose Finding Study
Succinylcholine is still a drug of choice for general anaesthesia practice, rapid sequence intubation and in patients having predicted difficult airway. However, it is associated with undesirable effect like fasciculation with incidence being 94%. Magnesium competes with calcium at the neuromuscular junction and inhibits release of acetylcholine and has been shown to reduce incidence of fasciculations.
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Fasciculations, Magnesium Sulphate, Succinylcholine.
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