The syndrome of irreversible acidosis after prolonged propofol infusion

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-259

  Kumar, Monisha A ^a   Urrutia, Victor C ^b   Thomas, Carole E ^b   Abou Khaled, Karine J ^b   Schwartzman, Robert J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetics; Arrhythmia; Cardiac failure; Hypotension; Metabolic acidosis; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; ELECTROLYTE; PROPOFOL;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BODY MASS; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; COMA; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; FUNGAL CELL CULTURE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME;

EID: 29344441293     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/NCC:3:3:257     Document Type: Review

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