Postoperative Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Undiagnosed Myastenia Gravis
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Case Report

Postoperative Respiratory Failure in a Patient with Undiagnosed Myastenia Gravis

Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2016;44(2):108-110 DOI: 10.5152/TJAR.2016.03274
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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.

Keywords: Myasthenia gravis, rocuronium, sugammadex, respiratory failure