Severe hypothyroidism presenting as myxedema coma in the postoperative period in a patient taking sunitinib: Case report and review of literature

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-51

  Lele, Abhijit V ^a   Clutter, Sarah ^a   Price, Eleana ^a   De Ruyter, Martin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Myxedema coma; Sunitinib; Tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOFLURANE; MIDAZOLAM; ROCURONIUM; SUNITINIB; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXTUBATION; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LEG EDEMA; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYXEDEMA; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; COMA; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMANS; INDOLES; MIDDLE AGED; MYXEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PYRROLES;

EID: 84873360641     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: 18734529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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