Acute Fatal Vasoplegia and Asystole Induced by Intravenous Amiodarone after Cardiopulmonary Bypass in a Patient with Preoperative Cardiogenic Shock

Acta Anaesthesiologica Sinica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 205-210

  Shieh, Ja Ping ^a  

^a CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Intraoperative complication: Asystole; Shock: Cardiogenic

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; VASODILATATION;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; VASODILATION;

EID: 0033256358     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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