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Highlights • High dose barbiturate use has been linked to life threatening hypokalemia and rebound hyperkalemia.• Pentobarbital is a barbiturates that is used in high doses to induce a coma… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • High dose barbiturate use has been linked to life threatening hypokalemia and rebound hyperkalemia.• Pentobarbital is a barbiturates that is used in high doses to induce a coma state to lower intracranial pressures.• Through constant monitoring of potassium levels and permissive hypokalemia, avoidance of rebound hyperkalemia is achievable.
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Year Published: 2020
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