title: Anesthetic management of a patient with sustained severe metabolic alkalosis and electrolyte abnormalities caused by ingestion of baking soda.
abstract: The use of alternative medicine is prevalent worldwide. However, its effect on intraoperative anesthetic care is underreported. We report the anesthetic management of a patient who underwent an extensive head and neck cancer surgery and presented with a severe intraoperative metabolic alkalosis from the long term ingestion of baking soda and other herbal remedies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9937-8035
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soliz
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6987-5161
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zheng