Joachim Frost, Per Ole M Gundersen, Wenche Rødseth Brede, Stig Gjerde, Hilde Pleym, Lars Slørdal
Forensic science international 2023 JunRocuronium is a neuromuscular blocking agent mainly used in anesthetic procedures. Two patients who died 53 and 76 days, respectively, after their last rocuronium exposure had low (0.002-0.007 mg/L) levels of the drug in femoral blood, urine and vitreous humor samples obtained at autopsy. In neither case, the cause of death was related to the exposure to rocuronium. Here, these two cases are presented and the implications of the findings discussed. Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Joachim Frost, Per Ole M Gundersen, Wenche Rødseth Brede, Stig Gjerde, Hilde Pleym, Lars Slørdal. Findings of the neuromuscular blocking agent rocuronium in blood from deceased subjects several months after exposure: A report of two cases. Forensic science international. 2023 Jun;347:111680
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