Intravenous propofol precipitates the hypotension induced by inadvertent epidural thiopental injection

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 239-242

  Huang, Shui Yuan ^a   Wang, Chao Chun ^a   Chang, Wen Kuei ^a   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Chu, Chi Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Drug synergism; Hypotension; Injections, epidural; Propofol; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

DESFLURANE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MORPHINE; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; THIOPENTAL;

AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER REMOVAL; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG UPTAKE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; RECTUM CARCINOMA; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

AGED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 33846872530     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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