Anesth Pain Med.  2022 Oct;17(4):454-455. 10.17085/apm.22202.

Electroconvulsive therapy in a catatonia patient: succinylcholine or no succinylcholine?

• Kaur M
• Chhabra S
• Bhatia P
• Chouhan RS

• KMID: 2535346
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17085/apm.22202

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