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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 (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,
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 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,
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
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 (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
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
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.