Cardiopulmonary arrest following barium enema examination with glucagon.
This is a case report of a patient who presented to the hospital's ambulatory radiology suites for a barium enema to evaluate guaiac-positive stools. The patient, after receiving glucagon 0.5 mg iv and a small amount of rectally administered barium sulfate, experienced an "itchy tingling" feeling, vomited, became diaphoretic, and had a cardiopulmonary arrest. Despite a prompt response by the cardiac arrest team, the patient could not be resuscitated. This case demonstrates the potential for serious reactions during this procedure.
D001466:Barium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology; D004733:Enema / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005934:Glucagon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D005934:Glucagon