Abstract:Masseter muscle rigidity can be seen following administration of opioids, succinylcholine, and nondepolarizing muscle relaxants. We report a case of a 56-year-old male patient in a “Cannot Intubate Cannot
Ventilate Situation” due to masseter muscle rigidity after initiating monitored anaesthesia care (MAC) with
remifentanil and propofol using target-controlled infusion in procedural cardiology. For rapid effect and
equilibrium between plasma-concentration and effect site-concentration using target-controlled i… Show more
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