What is dangerous about that?
Dangerous is the lack of pseudocholinesterase mainly in operations that require relaxation of the muscles. However, it is only dangerous if it is not recognized that breathing does not resume. Normally, the situation of reawakening is very closely monitored by the anesthesiologists, the anaesthetists.
In the event that breathing fails to resume, the patient continues to be artificially ventilated. The risk to the patient in this situation is therefore relatively low. If the lack of pseudocholinesterase is known, the dosage of medication can be reduced accordingly.
