Propofol infusion syndrome: A rare cause of multi-organ failure in a man with complicated myocardial infarction

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 316-317

  Shimony, Avi ^a,b   Almog, Yaniv ^a,b   Zahger, Doron ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Propofol; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

ATRACURIUM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CASE REPORT; CORONARY STENT; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; REHABILITATION CARE; RESUSCITATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROPOFOL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 43249124466     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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