Cardiac arrest after esmolol administration: A review of acute β-blocker toxicity

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 616-618

  Litman, Ronald S ^a,b,c   Zerngast, Benjamin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Dept of Anesth and Pediatrics ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Esmolol overdose; Glucagon; Pediatric anesthesia; Propanolol overdose; blocker overdose

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ESMOLOL; PROPANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ANESTHESIA; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANESTHESIA; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PROPANOLAMINES;

EID: 0030265885     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.1996.96.10.616     Document Type: Review

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