Fluconazole-induced recurrent ventricular fibrillation leading to multiple cardiac arrests.
This case report describes the successful management of a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, who developed torsades de pointes leading to nine cardiac arrests secondary to intravenous fluconazole administration on a background of hypokalaemia and hypocalcaemia.
Chakravarty
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Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Singh
P M
PM
Trikha
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A
Arora
M K
MK
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000150:complications; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000139:chemically induced
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole