Ventricular fibrillation during anesthetic induction in a child with undiagnosed mitral valve prolapse

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-61

  Moritz, Howard A ^a   Parnass, Samuel M ^a,b   Mitchell, Jason S ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HALOTHANE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SURGICAL RISK;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ATROPINE; CHILD; FEMALE; HALOTHANE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030873043     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199707000-00011     Document Type: Article

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