Intraoperative torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation during sevoflurane anesthesia

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 701-702

  Abe, Kazuo ^a   Takada, Koji ^a   Yoshiya, Ikuto ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DISOPYRAMIDE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SEVOFLURANE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MASSAGE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

AGED; ANESTHESIA, INHALATION; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; METHYL ETHERS; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; SIGMOID NEOPLASMS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031955896     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199804000-00004     Document Type: Article

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