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[Rhabdomyolysis in morbidly obese patient submitted to gastric bypass and during upper limb revascularization of pediatric patient: case reports.].

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OBJECTIVE Rhabdomyolysis is a syndrome caused by skeletal muscle injury. Its etiology is broad with special interest when it is manifested as intra or post-anesthetic complication. This report aimed at describing two cases of rhabdomyolysis in the postoperative period of long procedures in morbidly

Propofol infusion syndrome in a super morbidly obese patient (BMI = 75).

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Propofol infusion syndrome (PRIS) is a rare but often fatal complication as a result of large doses of propofol infusion (4-5 mg/kg/hr) for a prolonged period (>48 h). It has been reported in both children and adults. Besides large doses of propofol infusion, the risk factors include young age,

Rhabdomyolysis in lumbar spine surgery: a case report.

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METHODS The case of a complication sustained by an obese patient undergoing a lumbar spine fusion is reported. OBJECTIVE To minimize further complications by reporting on this case complicated by rhabdomyolysis in a lumbar fusion, and to include a review of the literature. BACKGROUND Rhabdomyolysis

Rhabdomyolysis following laparoscopic gastric bypass.

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Rhabdomyolysis is a rare complication of serious surgical procedures, and constitutes a clinical and biochemical syndrome, caused by injury and destruction of skeletal muscles. It is accompanied by pain in the region of the referred muscle group, increase in creatine phosphokinase levels,

Complications after total hip replacement. The contralateral limb.

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Six patients who had a total hip replacement, as well as a trochanteric osteotomy, while they were in the lateral decubitus position had complications involving the contralateral side. The complications included transient paresthesias, massive swelling of the thigh with myonecrosis, acute renal

Rhabdomyolysis following total hip arthroplasty.

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We report six cases of contralateral limb involvement during total hip arthroplasty including swelling of the gluteal muscle compartments, rhabdomyolysis, myoglobinuria, and sciatic nerve palsy. The risk factors for such complications include obesity, prolonged operative time, and positioning in the

Rhabdomyolysis after neurosurgery: a review and a framework for prevention.

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Rhabdomyolysis (RM) is a potentially fatal or disabling clinical syndrome resulting in muscle necrosis and leakage of muscle constituents into the blood. Lactic acidosis and more serious complications such as acute renal failure may occur in up to half of recognized cases, so accurate diagnosis is

Myopathy Associated With HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors (Statins): A Series of 10 Patients and Review of the Literature.

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OBJECTIVE To examine the clinical profile of patients with myotoxicity due to HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the pathological features in the biopsies. METHODS All patients receiving HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors who underwent muscle biopsy at the State Neuropathology Service, Melbourne, from

Rare case of rhabdomyolysis with therapeutic doses of phendimetrazine tartrate.

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Phendimetrazine tartrate is a newer drug that acts as a central stimulant and indirectly acting sympathomimetic with a host of uses similar to the class amphetamines. Its main use is as an anorectic in the short-term treatment of obesity, although stimulants are no longer indicated for this purpose.

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