Postoperative Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Undiagnosed Myastenia Gravis.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Funda Özel, Ali Aydın Altunkan, Mustafa Azizoğlu
• Journal: Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation (Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim) Vol. 44 Issue 2 Pg. 108-10 (Apr 2016) ISSN: 2667-677X [Print] Turkey
• PMID: 27366570 (Publication Type: Case Reports)