Table 3

Clinical use of purified human BChE

Number of PatientsReason for using BChEReference
4Succinylcholine Evans et al. (1953)
23Succinylcholine Borders et al. (1955)
1Parathion Goedde and Altland (1971)
1Succinylcholine Stovener and Stadskleiv (1976)
1Demeton-o-methyl Klose and Gutensohn (1976)
12Succinylcholine Scholler et al. (1977)
1Succinylcholine Schuh (1977)
10Succinylcholine Viby-Mogensen (1981)
1Parathion Cascio et al. (1988)
1Succinylcholine Benzer et al. (1992)
2Mivacurium Ostergaard et al. (1995)
1Mivacurium Naguib et al. (1995b)
40Mivacurium Naguib et al. (1995a)
20Mivacurium Naguib et al. (1996a)
16Mivacurium Naguib et al. (1996b)

Patients were treated for succinylcholine or mivacurium apnea, or for toxicity from organophosphorus pesticide.