An unusual case of massive gastric distension with catastrophic sequelae

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-97

  Lewis, S ^a,b   Holbrook, A ^a   Hersch, P ^a  

^a ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antacids; Gastric distension; Gastric outflow obstruction; Multiorgan failure

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALFENTANIL; ANTACID AGENT; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; BICARBONATE; ETOMIDATE; GELATIN SUCCINATE; METARAMINOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLOID; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DUODENUM STENOSIS; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY ISCHEMIA; LAPAROTOMY; LEG ISCHEMIA; LIVER ISCHEMIA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; STOMACH DISTENSION; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH TUBE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTACIDS; AORTIC DISEASES; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GASTRIC DILATATION; GASTRIC OUTLET OBSTRUCTION; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PEPTIC ULCER; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME;

EID: 13444250071     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00552.x     Document Type: Article

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