Massive transfusion and hyperkalaemic cardiac arrest in craniofacial surgery in a child

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 530-533

  Buntain, S G ^a,b,c   Pabari, M ^a,b  

^a Mater Misericordioe Hospital   (Australia)

^b Mater Misericordiae Hosp   (Australia)

^c MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion: irradiated, massive, hyperkalaemia, cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM ION;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; RESUSCITATION;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE;

EID: 0032878915     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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