Hypermagnesemia-induced cardiopulmonary arrest before induction of anesthesia for emergency cesarean section

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 224-226

  Morisaki, Hiroshi ^a   Yamamoto, Shinichi ^a   Morita, Yoshihisa ^a   Kotake, Yoshifumi ^a   Ochiai, Ryoichi ^a   Takeda, Junzo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Magnesium; Tocolytic therapy; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; APNEA; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERMAGNESEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS;

ADULT; APNEA; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYSIS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034194118     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(00)00142-2     Document Type: Article

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