Seizures after cardiac surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-305

  Hunter, Gary R W ^a   Young, G Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; cefazolin; electroencephalogram; seizures; tranexamic acid

Indexed keywords

APROTININ; BACLOFEN; BENZODIAZEPINE; BETA LACTAM; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; ETIRACETAM; IMIPENEM; LORAZEPAM; NARCOTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRANEXAMIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONVULSION; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; REVIEW; SEIZURE; WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE;

EID: 79954421388     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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