Propofol infusion syndrome - A fatal case at a low infusion rate [23]

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1050-

  Merz, Tobias M ^a   Regli, Bruno ^a   Rothen, Hans Ulrich ^a   Felleiter, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; CREATINE KINASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROPOFOL; STEROID; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG INFUSION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FATALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INFUSION RATE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INJURY; STEROID THERAPY; SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BRADYCARDIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPERCALCEMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PROPOFOL; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 33750086060     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000239080.82501.c7     Document Type: Letter

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