Hypokalaemia with severe rebound hyperkalaemia after therapeutic barbiturate coma

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1867-1868

  Neil, Michael J E ^a   Dale, Megan C ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; THIOPENTAL; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; POTASSIUM BALANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; BLOOD; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FATALITY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HYPERKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN INJURIES; COMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; HYPOKALEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 66349083837     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a16418     Document Type: Article

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