Postoperative Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Undiagnosed Myastenia Gravis

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by the development of antibodies against the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. There is hypersensitivity against non-depolarizing muscle relaxants in these patients. Sugammadex eliminates the effects of steroid non-depolarizing muscle relaxants,...

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Published inTurkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 108 - 110
Main Authors Özel, Funda, Altunkan, Ali Aydın, Azizoğlu, Mustafa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Turkish Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Society 01.04.2016
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Case Report
respiratory failure
rocuronium
Myasthenia gravis
sugammadex
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Summary:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease caused by the development of antibodies against the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. There is hypersensitivity against non-depolarizing muscle relaxants in these patients. Sugammadex eliminates the effects of steroid non-depolarizing muscle relaxants, such as rocuronium and vecuronium, by selectively encapsulating their molecules. In this case report, we present a case of recurarization and respiratory failure after the use of sugammadex and rocuronium in a patient with preoperatively undiagnosed myasthenia gravis.
ISSN:2149-0937
2149-276X
DOI:10.5152/TJAR.2016.03274