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Hypomagnesaemia associated with diabetes mellitus may cause laryngospasm
Author(s) -
Papaioannou A.,
Papantonaki S.,
Nyktari V.,
Psomopoulos H.,
Karatsis P.,
Fraidakis O.,
Askitopoulou H.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.00985.x
Subject(s) - laryngospasm , medicine , hypocalcaemia , diabetes mellitus , concomitant , anesthesia , metabolic disorder , pediatrics , endocrinology , calcium , airway
This report describes the case of a female diabetic patient who experienced two episodes of severe laryngospasm during maintenance of anaesthesia and also 1 h post‐operatively. The most probable diagnosis considered was severe hypomagnesaemia with concomitant hypocalcaemia confirmed by electrolyte measurements. The association between hypomagnesaemia and laryngospasm is discussed.

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