Vasopressors and propofol infusion syndrome in severe head trauma

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-172

  Smith, Heidi ^a   Sinson, Grant ^a   Varelas, Panayiotis ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Propofol infusion syndrome; Rhabdomyolysis; Traumatic head injury; Vasopressors

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE ISOENZYME; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MANNITOL; MIDAZOLAM; MYOGLOBIN; PENTOBARBITAL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL; TROPONIN; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MORTALITY; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; QT PROLONGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNDROME; T WAVE INVERSION; TACHYCARDIA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ACIDOSIS; AGED; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HEAD INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CREATINE KINASE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INCIDENCE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOFOL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66649112334     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-008-9163-y     Document Type: Article

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