Perioperative arrhythmias with a propofol-based anesthetic.
Propofol was used for the induction and maintenance of anesthesia in a patient undergoing a laparoscopic tubal ligation. This new anesthetic has not been associated with postoperative ventricular arrhythmias. This report demonstrates the occurrence of supraventricular tachycardia deteriorating to ventricular tachycardia in a patient who received propofol. Included is a discussion of the possible causes of this event.
Muñoz
R
R
Department of Anesthesiology, Helene Fuld Medical Center, Trenton, NJ 08638.
Goldberg
M E
ME
Cantillo
J
J
Subramoni
J
J
Nemiroff
M S
MS
D000328:Adult; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015742:Propofol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000139:chemically induced*
D015742:Propofol