title: Cardiac arrest following butane inhalation.
abstract: Butane is a commonly misused volatile agent, and a cause of intoxication. We present a case, who had a syncope and persistent ventricular fibrillation during the course of resuscitation. We discussed the management of this case in the intensive care unit and the accompanying difficulties in the light of the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical Faculty, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical Faculty, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Basar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdivanli
keywords: Butane; cardiac arrest; hypoxic encephalopathy; industrial gas; intoxication