Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 265-274 , August 2007

A Case of Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency in the PACU

  • Camille Lynette Leadingham, MSN, APRN, BC

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Camille Lynette Leadingham, MSN, APRN, BC, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Ohio University School of Nursing, 101 University Dr, Chillicothe, OH 45644.

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PII: S1089-9472(07)00157-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2007.05.005

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 265-274 , August 2007