Halothane-induced fulminant hepatic failure.
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in English
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| ID: sea-64943
ABSTRACT
Fulminant hepatic failure developed in the early post-operative period in a patient after third exposure to halothane. Exclusion of other causes of post-operative jaundice and temporal relationship of jaundice to anesthesia suggested halothane as the etiologic agent for the submassive necrosis, which was documented at postmortem liver biopsy.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Humans
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Male
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Halothane
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Liver Function Tests
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Middle Aged
Language:
English
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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