Severe hepatotoxicity after sevoflurane anesthesia in a child with mild renal dysfunction

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1140-1144

  Jang, Youngho ^a,b   Kim, Insoo ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatotoxicity; Pediatrics; Renal insufficiency; Sevoflurane

Indexed keywords

SEVOFLURANE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LIVER; METHYL ETHERS;

EID: 33644873282     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1140     Document Type: Article

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