title: Postoperative rhabdomyolysis in patients with end-stage renal failure.
abstract: Four patients with end-stage renal failure on intermittent hemodialysis in whom rhabdomyolysis developed after major surgery are described. This possibly underdiagnosed complication was manifested by extreme hyperphosphatemia, hypocalcemia, and elevated creatine phosphokinase levels. Serum myoglobin levels further supported the diagnosis. The metabolic abnormalities reached a peak on the fourth postoperative day. The possible precipitating factors included opiates used for anesthesia and postoperative pain control, anesthetic agents, and surgical position. The preferred treatment option is increasing dialysis to control hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Department, Rabin Medical Center-Campus Golda (Hasharon), Petah-Tikva, Israel. ojacob@inter.net.il
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korzets
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gruzman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chagnac
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zevin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gafter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors