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Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics 4/2005

01.04.2005 | Short Report

Lactic acidosis caused by sodium nitroprusside in a newborn with congenital heart disease

verfasst von: Sascha Meyer, Ali Baghai, Nieves-Lucia Sailer, Sven Gottschling

Erschienen in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 4/2005

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Sodium nitroprusside (SNP) is an antihypertensive agent used frequently in the critical care setting. Co-adminstration of the antidote sodium thiosulphate with SNP usually prevents increases in cyanide concentrations during anaesthesia or long-term SNP infusion [2, 3,4]. We report on a newborn with congenital heart disease who developed severe lactic acidosis due to the administration of SNP despite co-medication with sodium thiosulphate. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Lactic acidosis caused by sodium nitroprusside in a newborn with congenital heart disease
verfasst von
Sascha Meyer
Ali Baghai
Nieves-Lucia Sailer
Sven Gottschling
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2005
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 4/2005
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1621-3

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