Severe rhabdomyolysis after laparoscopic surgery for adenocarcinoma of the rectum in two patients treated with statins

Anesthesiology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1019-1021

  Forestier, François ^a   Breton, Yannick ^b   Bonnet, Emmanuel ^b   Janvier, Gerard ^b  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PRAVASTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0036792371     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200210000-00042     Document Type: Article

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