Adverse effect of intraoperative phenylephrine 10%: case report

The case is reported of a patient who suffered severe acute hypertension, cardiac arrhythmia, and myocardial infarction probably as a direct effect of phenylephrine overdose. Instillation of the drops during surgery probably enhanced the systemic absorption of a significant amount of the drug. There...

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Main Author: Lai, Yoon Kee
Format: Article
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 1989
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