Hyperkalemia during surgery: Is it an early warning of propofol infusion syndrome?

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 421-423

  Mali, Ashish R ^a   Patil, Vijaya P ^a   Pramesh, C S ^a   Mistry, Rajesh C ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Hyperkalemia; Propofol infusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPIVACAINE; CREATINE KINASE; FENTANYL; GELATIN SUCCINATE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; MIDAZOLAM; MYOGLOBIN; POTASSIUM; PROPOFOL; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EPIDURAL CATHETER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; MALE; P WAVE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; QRS COMPLEX; T WAVE; THORACOSCOPY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; PROPOFOL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 69049097247     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0745-4     Document Type: Article

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