An update on the etiology and prevention of anesthesia-related cardiac arrest in children

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 412-416

  Mason, Linda J ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia related cardiac arrest; Outcomes; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; GLUCAGON; HALOTHANE; HEART MUSCLE DEPRESSANT FACTOR; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; ISOPRENALINE; LABETALOL; LATEX; LEVOBUPIVACAINE; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; ROPIVACAINE; SALBUTAMOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUXAMETHONIUM; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; BRADYCARDIA; CAPNOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CAUDAL ANESTHESIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEATH; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS INTUBATION; EXPOSURE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMUR; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; LARYNX SPASM; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LUNG EDEMA; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 2342639626     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2004.01341.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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