Cardiac arrest during induction of anaesthesia in a child on long-term amphetamine therapy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-422

  Perruchoud, C ^a   Chollet Rivier, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; AMPHETAMINE; ATROPINE; PROPOFOL; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ASYSTOLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

EID: 40949163883     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aen012     Document Type: Letter

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