DOES SELF-TAMING WITH SUCCINYLCHOLINE PREVENT POST-OPERATIVE MYALGIA

In a previous study, use of a 5-mg 'self-taming' dose of succinylcholine followed by an unspecified paralyzing dose of the drug led to an increased incidence of postoperative muscle pains. The incidence and degree of fasciculations from succinylcholine can be decreased by pre-treatment with a 10-mg dose of the drug, but this 'self-taming' technique offers no advantage in decreasing the occurrence or severity of postoperative myalgia.