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Anesth Analg 2003;96:62-64
© 2003 International Anesthesia Research Society

CARDIOVASCULAR ANESTHESIA

Severe Myxedema After Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Christopher J. O’Connor, MD*, Robert March, MD{dagger}, and Kenneth J. Tuman, MD*

Departments of *Anesthesiology and {dagger}Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush Medical College, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Christopher J. O’Connor, MD, Rush Medical College, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612. Address e-mail to coconnor{at}rush.edu

IMPLICATIONS: We report a case illustrating the serious perioperative consequences that can potentially result from failure to provide adequate thyroid hormone therapy for severe hypothyroidism before cardiac surgery.




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