Circulatory failure after anesthesia induction in a patient with severe primary pulmonary hypertension

Anesthesiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1943-1945

  Höhn, Laurent ^b   Schweizer, Alexandre ^b   Morel, Denis R ^b   Spiliopoulos, Anastase ^b   Licker, Marc ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0344065375     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199912000-00048     Document Type: Article

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