Fatal hypoglycemia with levofloxacin use in an elderly patient in the post-operative period

Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery

Volumn 393, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-238

  Singh, Madhurita ^a   Jacob, Jubbin Jagan ^a   Kapoor, Rajeev ^a   Abraham, John ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Hypoglycemia; Levofloxacin; Post operative period

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; DELTAPARIN; DICLOFENAC; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CALCULATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEATH; DUODENUM PERFORATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFECTION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALE; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DUODENAL ULCER; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; OFLOXACIN; PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 39149093379     PISSN: 14352443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00423-007-0268-0     Document Type: Article

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