Sympathetic hyperactivity, respiratory failure, pruritus, and anesthesia after unintentional epidural injection of potassium chloride: Case report

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 219-222

  Do Nascimento Jr , Paulo ^a,b   Mödolo, Norma Sueli Pinheiro ^a,b   Meletti, José Fernando Do Amaral ^a,b   Braz, José Reinaldo Cerqueira ^a,b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade de Medicina de BotucatuUNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Combined epidural and general anesthesia; Potassium chloride; Pruritus; Respiratory failure; Sympathetic hyperactivity; Unintentional injection

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUPIVACAINE; DILUENT; DIPYRONE; FENTANYL; HALOTHANE; HISTAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; NITROUS OXIDE; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MEGAESOPHAGUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031839426     PISSN: 0146521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/rapm-00115550-199823020-00019     Document Type: Article

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