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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr;99(4):1432-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.097.

Delayed presentation of nitroprusside-induced cyanide toxicity

Chiedozie I Udeh  1 , Michael Ting  2 , Matthew Arango  3 , Stephanie Mick  4
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Delayed presentation of nitroprusside-induced cyanide toxicity

Chiedozie I Udeh et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr.

Abstract

Cyanide toxicity is a rare complication of sodium nitroprusside that can be difficult to diagnose in critically ill patients. We describe a case of cyanide toxicity after cardiac surgery that presented as lactic acidosis after discontinuation of nitroprusside.

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