Perioperative cardiac arrest in a patient with previously undiagnosed Becker's muscular dystrophy after isoflurane anaesthesia for elective surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 487-489

  Poole, T C ^a   Lim, T Y J ^a   Buck, J ^a   Kong, A S ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetics volatile, isoflurane; Complications, cardiac arrest; Complications, hyperkalaemia; Complications, muscular dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; CREATINE KINASE; DANTROLENE; FENTANYL; GLUCOSE; IBUPROFEN; INSULIN; ISOFLURANE; LACTIC ACID; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM; PROPOFOL; SALBUTAMOL;

ACIDOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; COGNITION; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALIGNANT HYPERTHERMIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLEX LIGATION DEPENDENT PROBE AMPLIFICATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGENATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; RESUSCITATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 77949383265     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq035     Document Type: Article

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