Complete heart block during laparotomy under combined thoracic epidural and general anaesthesia

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-260

  Ng, K P ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Heart: heart block, epidural, digoxin, complication

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE; DIGOXIN; EPHEDRINE; METARAMINOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE;

EID: 0029883710     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9602400220     Document Type: Article

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