Delayed presentation of nitroprusside-induced cyanide toxicity.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.097.
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Abstract
Cyanide toxicity is a rare complication of sodium nitroprusside that can be difficult to diagnose in critically ill patients. We describe a case of cyanide toxicity after cardiac surgery that presented as lactic acidosis after discontinuation of nitroprusside.
Medical subject headings
- Acidosis, Lactic
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Cyanides
- Heart Failure
- Nitroprusside