Prolonged perioperative myocardial ischemia in a young male: Due to topical intranasal cocaine?

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 419-424

  Laffey, J G ^a   Neligan, P ^a   Ormonde, G ^a  

^a WATERFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxicity; Cocaine; Coronary vasospasm; Intranasal; Myocardial ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BROMPTON MIXTURE; COCAINE; ERGOMETRINE; ESMOLOL; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; TEMAZEPAM; VECURONIUM; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NOSE POLYP; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TONSILLECTOMY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; COCAINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NASAL POLYPS; TIME FACTORS; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 0032842370     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(99)00074-4     Document Type: Article

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