Intraoperative cardiac arrest in acquired long QT syndrome

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-505

  Dolenska, S ^a  

^a WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, arrhythmia; Sympathetic nervous system, epinephrine; Toxicity, local anaesthetics

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; BISOPROLOL; COCAINE; DICLOFENAC; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; NITROUS OXIDE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LONG QT SYNDROME; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 62549112961     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep038     Document Type: Article

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