title: Lactic acidosis as a serious perioperative complication of antidiabetic biguanide medication with metformin.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin der Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany. wulf@anaesthesie.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mercker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wulf
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008687:Metformin