Metformin lactic acidosis and anaesthesia: Myth or reality?

Acta Anaesthesiologica Belgica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-302

  Vreven, R ^a   De Kock, M ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Lactic acidosis; Metformin; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; METFORMAX; METFORMIN; NIFEDIPINE; PHENPROCOUMON;

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DYSPNEA; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; GLUCOSE ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLYCOGENOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LOW CALORY DIET; META ANALYSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PH; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ACIDOSIS, LACTIC; ANESTHESIA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN;

EID: 26944458523     PISSN: 00015164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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