Thyroid storm as a cause of loss of consciousness following anaesthesia for emergency caesarean section.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A previously undiagnosed thyrotoxic patient was anaesthetised for an emergency Caesarean section. The recovery period was complicated by an acute thyroid crisis resulting in loss of consciousness following an apparently normal recovery from general anaesthesia.
Medical subject headings
- Anesthesia, Obstetrical
- Cesarean Section
- Postoperative Complications
- Thyroid Crisis
- Unconsciousness