Dexmedetomidine related cardiac arrest in a patient with permanent pacemaker; a cautionary tale

被引:24
作者
Shah, Arti N.
Koneru, Jayanthi
Nicoara, Alina
Goldfeder, Lara B.
Thomas, Kurian
Ehlert, Frederick A.
机构
[1] Mt Sinai Sch Med, Elmhurst Hosp Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Elmhurst, NY 11373 USA
[2] St Lukes Roosevelt Hosp, Arrhythmia Serv, New York, NY USA
[3] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, New York, NY 10032 USA
[4] St Lukes Roosevelt Hosp, Div Anesthesia, New York, NY USA
[5] Off Chief Med Examiner, Dept Hlth & Mental Hyg, New York, NY USA
[6] Columbia Univ, Div Cardiac Electrophysiol, New York, NY USA
来源
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 2007年 / 30卷 / 09期
关键词
dexmedetomidine; cardiac arrest; pacemakers; HUMANS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00829.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
100201 [内科学];
摘要
Dexmedetomidine (Precedex (R)), an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist is frequently and safely used as sedative agent during surgical procedures. We report a case of a 76-year-old woman who developed cardiac arrest from the use of dexmedetomidine during pacemaker lead extraction procedure.
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页码:1158 / 1160
页数:3
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