passages.id: 25459
passages.type: title
passages.text: Suxamethonium induced prolonged apnea in a patient receiving electroconvulsive therapy.
passages.id: 25460
passages.type: abstract
passages.text: Suxamethonium causes prolonged apnea in patients in whom pseudocholinesterase enzyme gets deactivated by organophosphorus (OP) poisons. Here, we present a similar incident in a severely depressed patient who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Prolonged apnea in our case ensued because the information about suicidal attempt by OP compound was concealed from the treating team.