Anaesthetic and intensive care management of a patient with Ehlers-Danlos Type IV syndrome after laparotomy

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1224-1227

  Solan, K ^a   Davies, P ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MILTON KEYNES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADULT; EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 10044285234     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2004.03959.x     Document Type: Article

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