Torsades de pointes during laparoscopic adrenalectomy of a pheochromocytoma: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van Der Heide, Kinge ^a   De Haes, Ann ^b   Wietasch, Götz J K ^a   Wiesfeld, Ans C P ^a   Hendriks, Herman G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ADRENALIN; DOXAZOSIN; ELECTROLYTE; ESMOLOL; FLECAINIDE; MAGNESIUM; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; THORAX PAIN; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 80051591888     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-368     Document Type: Article

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