Prolonged neuromuscular block in a patient undergoing renal transplantation

Prolonged neuromuscular block is an anesthetic complication that every anes thesiologist should understand. This article presents a case of prolonged n euromuscular block in a renal transplant patient that eras likely due to ps eudocholinesterase deficiency. The different types of pseudocholinesterase deficiency and their clinical implications are reviewed. Also discussed are the workup and other causes for prolonged neuromuscular blockade. (C) 2001 by Elsevier Science Inc.