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Delayed Recovery from General Anaesthesia: A Post-operative Diagnostic Dilemma and Implications of ICU Management of Serotonin Toxicity. Case report Cover

Delayed Recovery from General Anaesthesia: A Post-operative Diagnostic Dilemma and Implications of ICU Management of Serotonin Toxicity. Case report

Open Access
|Nov 2015

Abstract

We report a case of delayed recovery from general anesthesia following a routine parathyroidectomy. Our objectives are to describe the process of establishing a differential diagnosis and subsequent management of a patient presenting with atypical neurological signs from an unknown etiology and to increase awareness about the potential for serotonin syndrome and neurotoxicity due to known interactions between methylene blue and selective serotoninnoradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors. ICU management of Serotonin Toxicity is briefly described.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jccm-2015-0026 | Journal eISSN: 2393-1817 | Journal ISSN: 2393-1809
Language: English
Page range: 174 - 178
Submitted on: Jun 4, 2015
Accepted on: Sep 16, 2015
Published on: Nov 10, 2015
Published by: University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2015 Asha Naik, Cristobal Rincon-Aznar, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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