Rebound Perioperative Hyperkalemia in Six Patients After Cessation of Ritodrine for Premature Labor

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 709-711

  Kotani, Naoki ^a,b   Kushikata, Tetsuya ^a   Hashimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Muraoka, Masatoshi ^a   Tonosaki, Mitsuru ^a   Matsuki, Akitomo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RITODRINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; UTERINE CERVIX CERCLAGE;

EID: 0034876626     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200109000-00034     Document Type: Article

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