Succinylcholine

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Carl J, Schwarzer M, Klingelhoefer D, Ohlendorf D, Groneberg DA. Curare--a curative poison: a scientometric analysis. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 19;9(11):e112026. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112026.

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Delphin, E, Jackson, D, Rothstein, P. Use of Succinylcholine During Elective Pediatric Anesthesia Should Be Reevaluated. Anesth Analg. 1987;66(11):1190-1192. Cited in: Journals@Ovid Full Text at https://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=J ... 1000-00022. Accessed January 02, 2026.

Rosenberg, H, Gronert, G. Intractable Cardiac Arrest in Children Given Succinylcholine. Anesthesiology. 1992;77(5):1054. Cited in: Journals@Ovid Full Text at https://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=J ... 1000-00040. Accessed January 02, 2026.

Gronert, G, Theye, R. Pathophysiology of Hyperkalemia Induced by Succinylcholine. Anesthesiology. 1975; 43(1): 89-98. Cited in: Journals@Ovid Full Text at https://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=J ... 7000-00018. Accessed January 05, 2026.

Larach MG, Rosenberg H, Gronert GA, Allen GC. Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest during anesthesia in infants and children with occult myopathies. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1997 Jan; 36(1): 9-16. doi: 10.1177/000992289703600102. PMID: 9007342.

Succinylcholine Chloride-Full Prescribing Information https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=1d4302db-a0d5-d0e8-e063-6294a90a22f8 (accessed 12/25/2025)

McAuliffe, G., Bissonnette, B. & Boutin, C. Should the routine use of atropine before succinylcholine in children be reconsidered? Can J Anaesth 42, 724–729 (1995). https://doi-org.proxy.library.upenn.edu/10.1007/BF03012672

Fleming B, McCollough M, Henderson HO. Myth: Atropine should be administered before succinylcholine for neonatal and pediatric intubation. CJEM. 2005 Mar;7(2):114-7. doi: 10.1017/s1481803500013075. PMID: 17355661.