Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking Soda

The use of alternative medicine is prevalent worldwide. However, its effect on intraoperative anesthetic care is underreported. We report the anesthetic management of a patient who underwent an extensive head and neck cancer surgery and presented with a severe intraoperative metabolic alkalosis from...

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Main Authors: Jose Soliz, Jeffrey Lim, Gang Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/930153
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spelling doaj-art-74de5320208d47ac95182383dfdb2e892025-02-03T01:31:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Anesthesiology2090-63822090-63902014-01-01201410.1155/2014/930153930153Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking SodaJose Soliz0Jeffrey Lim1Gang Zheng2Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USAThe use of alternative medicine is prevalent worldwide. However, its effect on intraoperative anesthetic care is underreported. We report the anesthetic management of a patient who underwent an extensive head and neck cancer surgery and presented with a severe intraoperative metabolic alkalosis from the long term ingestion of baking soda and other herbal remedies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/930153
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Case Reports in Anesthesiology
title Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking Soda
title_full Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking Soda
title_fullStr Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking Soda
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title_short Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Sustained Severe Metabolic Alkalosis and Electrolyte Abnormalities Caused by Ingestion of Baking Soda
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