Unusual consequences of heroin overdose: Rhabdomyolysis, acute renal failure, paraplegia and hypercalcaemia

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 496-498

  Kumar, R ^a,b   West, D M ^a   Jingree, M ^a   Laurence, A S ^c  

^a SOUTHPORT AND ORMSKIRK HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, hypercalcaemia; Complications, overdose; Complications, paraplegia; Complications, rhabdomyolysis; Kidney, failure

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; PAMIDRONIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FASCIOTOMY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LIMB AMPUTATION; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0032830468     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.3.496     Document Type: Article

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