Hyperosmolar, increased-anion-gap metabolic acidosis and hyperglycemia after etomidate infusion

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 290-293

  Ganesh, Arjunan ^a   Audu, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Etomidate; Hyperglycemia; Hyperosmolar metabolic acidosis; Propylene glycol

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; ETOMIDATE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCORTISONE; LORAZEPAM; MANNITOL; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYTOIN; PROPYLENE GLYCOL;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANION GAP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPEROSMOLARITY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETOMIDATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SOLVENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46249096897     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.12.010     Document Type: Article

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