Re-emphasizing the importance of tourniquet time: Severe myocardial depression following tourniquet deflation

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 873-

  Gupta, K ^b   Aggarwal, N ^b   Rao, M ^b   Verma, U C ^b   Anand, R ^a  

^a LOK NAYAK HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BUPIVACAINE;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LETTER; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; THIGH; TOURNIQUET;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; TIME FACTORS; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45149105556     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01663.x     Document Type: Letter

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