Acute life-threatening arrhythmias caused by severe hyperkalemia after induction of anesthesia in an infant with methylmalonic acidemia

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 243-245

  Chao, Pei Wen ^a   Chang, Wen Kuei ^a   Lai, Wen I ^a   Liu, Chinsu ^b   Chan, Kwok Hon ^a   Tsao, Cheng Ming ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Arrhythmia; Hyperkalemia; Methylmalonic acidemia; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; FUROSEMIDE; INSULIN; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DRAINAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; JAUNDICE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; NEWBORN SCREENING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC BILIARY DRAINAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; ANESTHESIA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 84861532356     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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