Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2763770 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A 52-year-old woman with hypertension and Graves' disease was scheduled for surgical removal of a meningioma. Intraoperative events were significant for hypotension requiring a vasopressin infusion. Prophylactic dolasetron was administered to the patient before emergence. The patient's trachea was easily extubated and she was neurologically intact at the end of the surgical procedure. On transport to the neurological intensive care unit, the patient developed torsades de pointes, requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation, before a return to normal sinus rhythm.
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Authors
Sarah Turner, Letha Mathews, Pratik Pandharipande, Reid Thompson,