Hypomagnesaemia associated with diabetes mellitus may cause laryngospasm

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 m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2006-04, Vol.50 (4), p.512-513
Hauptverfasser:	Papaioannou, A., Papantonaki, S., Nyktari, V., Psomopoulos, H., Karatsis, P., Fraidakis, O., Askitopoulou, H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult anaesthesia Anesthesia Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood Female Humans hypocalcaemia Hypocalcemia - complications hypomagnesaemia Intraoperative Complications Laryngismus - blood Laryngismus - etiology laryngospasm Magnesium - blood Medical sciences Postoperative Complications
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0001-5172 1399-6576
DOI:	10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.00985.x