Lactic acidosis as a serious perioperative complication of antidiabetic biguanide medication with metformin.
Mercker
S K
SK
Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany. wulf@anaesthesie.uni-kiel.de
Maier
C
C
Neumann
G
G
Wulf
H
H
D000140:Acidosis, Lactic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008687:Metformin / Q000009:adverse effects*
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin