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Pharmacogenetic workup of perioperative serotonin syndrome.
Journal of clinical anesthesia - 1 Dec 2013
Beatty Nicole C, Nicholson Wayne T, Langman Loralie J, Curry Timothy B, Eisenach John H
Abstract excerpt
Serotonin syndrome is gaining attention in perioperative and chronic pain settings due to the growing prevalence of multimodal therapies that increase serotonin levels and thereby heighten patient risk. A patient's genetic make-up may further increase the risk of serotonin syndrome. A case of serotonin syndrome on emergence after general anesthesia is presented. A subsequent cytochrome P4502D6 genetic test result...
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