title: Severe myxedema after cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: We report a case illustrating the serious perioperative consequences that can potentially result from failure to provide adequate thyroid hormone therapy for severe hypothyroidism before cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Rush Medical College, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. coconnor@rush.edu
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: March
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Tuman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009230:Myxedema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*