A clinical comparative study of succinylcholine versus rocuronium in various doses for pediatric intubation

Endotracheal intubation is the most important procedure involved in general anaesthesia for the purpose of airway maintenance and anaesthesia. Succinylcholine has stood the test of time and is the most common muscle relaxant used for the intubation because of its fast onset and short duration of action. It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist and acts as a depolarizing neuromuscular blocker. Although succinylcholine is the most commonly used drug for endotracheal intubation, it is contraindicated in some clinical settings owing to various complications like bradycardia, asystole, hyperkalemia, malignant hyperthermia, raised intra ocular pressure, myalgia and non-metabolism in patients with atypical pseudocholinesterase (vyshya community) etc