• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · May 2002

    Case Reports

    Altered response to intravenous thiopental and succinylcholine in acute amphetamine abuse.

    • O Stibolt and G Wachowiak-Andersen.
    • Department M, Copenhagen Hospital Corporation, Sct. Hans Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark.
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2002 May 1;46(5):609-10.

    AbstractSubstance abuse has become increasingly prevalent: illegal drugs have profound and varied physiologic effects which create a large potential for anesthetic problems and complications (1). Amphetamine is a strong sympathomimetic and may therefore influence the course of anesthesia. We report the case of a patient with acute amphetamine abuse presenting difficulties during anesthesia.

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