Propofol Induction Resulting in Green Urine Discoloration
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Propofol induction resulting in green urine discoloration.
A 54-YR-OLD woman with intractable leg pain secondary to lumbar stenosis elected to undergo L4–L5 decompressive laminectomy. General anesthesia was induced with fentanyl, lidocaine, and propofol (200 mg) and maintained with isoflurane and nitrous oxide. Tracheal intubation was facilitated with succinylcholine, and neuromuscular blockade was maintained with vecuronium. Within the first hour of t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-3022
DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e31823a13bc