Life-threatening dysrhythmia in an anaesthetized patient with anorexia nervosa [5]

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 142-143

  Crystal, Z ^a   Vofsi, O ^a   Barak, M ^b   Katz, M ^a  

^a Department of Anaesthesiology ^*  (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIAZEPAM; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; RANITIDINE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEOSTIGMINE; PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 1142275334     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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