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Perioperative management of a patient with myxedema coma and septicemic shock

Myxedema coma is a life-threatening but uncommon complication of long-standing, neglected hypothyroidism. It was first reported by Ord in 1879. Till date only around 200 cases have been reported in literature. The incidence in European countries is 0.22 per million per year. No epidemiological data...

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Main Authors: Baduni, Neha, Sinha, Sunil Kumar, Sanwal, Manoj K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610460/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23559735
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.106510
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