İKİ YAŞINDAKİ BİR ÇOCUKTA KONJENİTAL PSÖDOKOLİNESTERAZ ENZİM EKSİKLİĞİNE BAĞLI UZAMIŞ APNE Prolonged Apnea Due To Kongenital Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency In A Two Years Old Child

SUMMARY Mivacurium is a short-acting nondepolarizing neuromusculer blocking agent hydrolyzed by plasmacholinesterase, especially used for endotracheal intubation for short time surgeries. In this article a case of prolonged apnea after mivacurium administration and kongenital pseudocholinesterase deficiency (serum level of pseudocholinesterase was 1658 IU/L, normal: 4000-11.000 IU/L) was reported.