Succinylcholine-induced Hyperkalemia in Dogs with Transected Sciatic Nerves or Spinal Cords

Abstract

Hyperkalemia followed the intravenous injection of succinylcholine (0.25 mg/kg) in dogs with bilaterally-sectioned sciatic nerves or transected spinal cords. The hyperkalemia was significant beginning after the fourteenth day, and became highly significant at 28 days (P