Intravenous amiodarone-induced acute liver failure in cardiac surgery intensive care unit

Therapie. 2018 Sep;73(4):355-357. doi: 10.1016/j.therap.2017.12.007. Epub 2017 Dec 30.
No abstract available

Keywords: Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac surgery; Intraveinous; Liver toxicity.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amiodarone / administration & dosage
  • Amiodarone / adverse effects*
  • Amiodarone / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Atrial Fibrillation / prevention & control
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Critical Care
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Failure, Acute / chemically induced*
  • Liver Failure, Acute / therapy
  • Postoperative Complications / chemically induced*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Amiodarone