Perioperative thyroid storm in a patient with undiscovered hyperthyroidism

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 418-419

  Nakamura, Shinji ^a   Nishiyama, Tomoki ^a   Hanaoka, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Preoperative evaluation; Thyroid storm

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; FLURBIPROFEN; NITROUS OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROPRANOLOL; SEVOFLURANE; THIAMAZOLE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COOLING; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; TACHYCARDIA; THYROID CRISIS; TYMPANOPLASTY;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALE; THYROID CRISIS; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 17644410710     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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