Fatal peri-operative acute tumour lysis syndrome precipitated by dexamethasone

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 652-655

  McDonnell, C ^a   Barlow, R ^a   Campisi, P ^a   Grant, R ^a   Malkin, D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ONDANSETRON; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

ANTIEMETICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

EID: 43549094202     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.05436.x     Document Type: Article

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