Rebound hyperkalemia after cessation of intravenous tocolytic therapy with terbutaline in the treatment of preterm labor: Anesthetic implications

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 357-358

  Kuczkowski, Krzysztof M ^a,c   Benumof, Jonathan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California at San Diego   (United States)

^c UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmias; Cesarean section; Hyperkalemia; Preterm labor; Terbutaline

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; RITODRINE; STEROID; TERBUTALINE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; FETUS OUTCOME; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 0141625826     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(03)00028-X     Document Type: Article

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